Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gary Ted AMES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-12-12
Citations: 587 F. App'x 439
Docket Number: No. 14-30007
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gary Ted AMES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 587
Pages: 439–439

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gary Ted AMES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 14-30007.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 9, 2014.
Filed Dec. 12, 2014.
Brendan Patrick McCarthy, Assistant U.S., Leif Johnson, Assistant U.S., USBI-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marvin McCann, McCann Law Firm, Billings, MT, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Gary Ted Ames appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 36-month sentence imposed following his jury-trial conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Ames contends that the district court erred by failing to provide notice under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(h) of its intent to depart upwards. The record does not support Ames's contention that the district court applied an upward departure under U.S.S.G. § 4A1.3(a)(1). Instead, the court imposed an upward variance based on the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors; therefore, it was not required to give notice under Rule 32(h). See Irizarry v. United States, 553 U.S. 708, 714-16, 128 S.Ct. 2198, 171 L.Ed.2d 28 (2008).
Ames next contends that his above-Guidelines sentence is substantively unreasonable. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Ames's sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). Ames's sentence, 12-months above the top of the advisory Guidelines range, is substantively reasonable in light of the totality of circumstances and the section 3553(a) sentencing factors, including the need to deter and the nature and circumstances of the offense. See id.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.