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Parties Involved:
Jose Manuel Garcia
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable James M. Rosenbaum, Chief Judge, United States District

Court for the District of Minnesota.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-3541

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

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v. * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

Jose Manuel Garcia, also known as * District of Minnesota.

Jose Manuel Bastidas, also known as *

Jose Bastidas Garcia, also known as * [UNPUBLISHED]

Jose Garcia-Bastidas, *

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Appellant. *

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Submitted: October 30, 2007

Filed: November 14, 2007

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Before BYE, RILEY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

In this direct criminal appeal, Jose Manuel Garcia challenges the 57-month

sentence that the district court1

 imposed upon his guilty plea to illegally re-entering

the United States after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b)(2) and 6

U.S.C. §§ 202(3), 202(4), and 557. Garcia argues his sentence is unreasonable

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because the district court: (1) erroneously applied a presumption of reasonableness to

the Guidelines; (2) failed to account properly for the sentencing factors in 18 U.S.C.

§ 3553(a); and (3) improperly considered the dismissed firearm count. “We review

a sentence for reasonableness in light of the § 3553(a) factors, United States v.

Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 260 (2005), applying an abuse of discretion standard.” United

States v. Boss, 493 F.3d 986, 987 (8th Cir. 2007) (noting a district court abuses its

discretion if it fails to consider a relevant factor that should have received significant

weight, gives significant weight to an improper or irrelevant factor, or considers only

the appropriate factors but commits a clear error of judgment in weighing those

factors) (citing United States v. Ture, 450 F.3d 352, 356 (8th Cir. 2006); United States

v. Long Soldier, 431 F.3d 1120, 1123 (8th Cir. 2005)).

Our review of the record convinces us that the district court did not abuse its

discretion in sentencing Garcia at the bottom of the advisory Guidelines range.

Contrary to Garcia’s contention, the record does not show the district court applied

a presumption of reasonableness to the Guidelines range. Further, the record reflects

the court adequately considered the section 3553(a) factors, including Garcia’s history

and characteristics and the need for the sentence imposed to deter future criminal

conduct, to reflect the seriousness of the offense, to promote respect for the law, and

to provide just punishment. Garcia did not object to the presentence report’s

statement that a loaded revolver--the gun underlying the dismissed firearm count--was

found in his bedroom during the execution of a search warrant that led to the

discovery of Garcia’s illegal presence in the United States. Accordingly, the district

court was entitled to consider that fact in imposing sentence. See 18 U.S.C.

§ 3553(a)(1) (court must consider nature and circumstances of offense); Fed. R. Crim.

P. 32(i)(3)(A) (district court may accept unobjected-to portion of PSR as finding of

fact).

Accordingly, we affirm.

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