United States v. Julilath Kouangvan

RILEY, Chief Judge.

Julilath Kouangvan claims the length of her prison sentence was influenced by race or national origin (both hers and the victims’), the fact she immigrated to the United. States, and her anticipated inability to afford to pay restitution—or at least that someone observing her sentencing hearing could have gotten that impression. We detect no reliance on forbidden considerations in the district court’s 1 explanation of Kouangvan’s sentence, nor any encouragement of such reliance in the government’s'position at sentencing. With appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291,…