United States v. Matthew Jensen

OPINION

GRABER, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Matthew Steven Jensen appeals his sentence of 27 months’ imprisonment, following a conviction for failing to appear in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3146. The parties dispute which subsection of 18 U.S.C. § 3146(b)(1)(A) establishes the appropriate maximum prison term in this circumstance: subsection (ii), which carries a five-year maximum, or subsection (iii), which carries a two-year maximum. Reviewing de novo this question of statutory interpretation, United States v. Youssef, 547 F.3d 1090, 1093 (9th Cir.2008) (per curiam), we join the First, Sixth, and…