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Parties Involved:
Luis Jimenez-Serrato
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Michael J. Davis, United States District Judge for the District

of Minnesota.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-3981

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

v. * District of Minnesota.

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Luis Jimenez-Serrato, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellant. *

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Submitted: September 6, 2007

Filed: September 18, 2007

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Before MURPHY, SMITH, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Luis Jimenez-Serrato (Serrato) challenges the 151-month prison sentence

imposed by the district court1

 following his guilty plea to possessing with intent to

distribute 8 ounces of a methamphetamine mixture containing more than 50 grams of

actual methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A). For

reversal, Serrato argues that his sentence is unreasonable because the district court

undervalued the mitigating facts of the offense and the unique family hardships that

he suffered, and overvalued the theoretical deterrent effect of his sentence. We affirm.

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We conclude that Serrato’s sentence was not unreasonable. See United States

v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 261-62 (2005). The record indicates that the district court

considered only appropriate factors, and did not commit any clear error of judgment

in weighing those factors, see 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a); United States v. Haack, 403 F.3d

997, 1003-04 (8th Cir. 2005) (describing abuse-of-discretion standard of review); and

Serrato has not succeeded in rebutting the presumption of reasonableness that attaches

to his sentence imposed at the bottom of the applicable Guidelines range, see Rita v.

United States, 127 S. Ct. 2456, 2463-68 (2007) (discussing application of presumption

of reasonableness to sentence that reflected proper application of Guidelines); United

States v. Harris, No. 06-2892, 2007 WL 1964651, at *3 (8th Cir. July 9, 2007)

(sentence within advisory Guidelines range is presumptively reasonable). 

Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed.

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