United States v. Lam Hoang Lai

MEMORANDUM **

Lam Hoang Lai appeals from his below-the-Guidelines 87-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Lai contends that the district court procedurally erred when it failed to consider the disparity between the recommended Guidelines sentence and the maximum sentence he could have received if convicted of the same conduct in a California state court. This argument is foreclosed by United States v. Ringgold, 571 F.3d 948,…