Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Eugene LONEBEAR, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-10-05
Citations: 451 F. App'x 710
Docket Number: No. 10-30357
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Richard Eugene LONEBEAR, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before: HAWKINS, SILVERMAN, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 451
Pages: 710–710

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Richard Eugene LONEBEAR, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 10-30357.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 27, 2011.
Filed Oct. 5, 2011.
Lori Anne Harper Suek, Leif Johnson, USBI-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Jay Frederick Lansing, Moses & Lansing, PC, Billings, MT, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: HAWKINS, SILVERMAN, and W. FLETCHER, 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
Richard Eugene Lonebear appeals from the lifetime term of supervised release imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for abusive sexual contact, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1153(a) and 2244(a)(5). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Lonebear contends that the district court's imposition of a lifetime term of supervised release constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment, and is substantively unreasonable. The imposition of a lifetime term of supervised release is not unconstitutionally disproportionate given the circumstances of the case. See United States v. Williams, 636 F.3d 1229, 1232-1233 (9th Cir.2011). The sentence is also substantively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances and in light of the sentencing factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). See United States v. Daniels, 541 F.3d 915, 922-23 (9th Cir.2008); see also U.S.S.G. § 5D1.2(b) (policy statement) (recommending the maximum term of supervised release if the offense of conviction is a sex offense).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.