Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marcus Spotted BEAR, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-11-14
Citations: 207 F. App'x 760
Docket Number: No. 06-30155
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marcus Spotted BEAR, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: LEAVY, McKEOWN and GOULD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 207
Pages: 760–760

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marcus Spotted BEAR, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-30155.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 6, 2006 .
Filed Nov. 14, 2006.
Joseph E. Thaggard, Esq., Great Falls, MT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
David F. Ness, Esq., Great Falls, MT, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: LEAVY, McKEOWN and GOULD, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Marcus Spotted Bear appeals from the 41-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 113(a)(3). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Spotted Bear contends that the 41-month sentence is unreasonable in light of his lack of criminal history, the abberrational nature of the crime, his emotional state, his status as a productive employee and supportive husband and father, the victims' desire for leniency, and the lack of need for a sentence to deter him or protect the public. We conclude that the district court did take into account the appropriate sentencing factors and that the ultimate sentence imposed was reasonable. See United States v. Plouffe, 445 F.3d 1126, 1131 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 126 S.Ct. 2314, 164 L.Ed.2d 832 (2006).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.