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Parties Involved:
Che Lamar Romero
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Ann D. Montgomery, United States District Judge for the

District of Minnesota.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-1806

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the District

* of Minnesota.

Che Lamar Romero, also known as *

Alvaro Vega Valesquez, also known * [UNPUBLISHED]

as Joseph Garcia, *

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Appellant. *

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Submitted: May 10, 2005

Filed: May 17, 2005

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Before MURPHY, FAGG, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Che Lamar Romero attacks only the reasonableness of his sentence for an

attempted carjacking and for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Romero has

no quarrel that his base offense level was properly increased because a firearm was

used during the attempted carjacking and a victim was abducted to facilitate the

offense. He also acknowledges that the district court*

 correctly determined that his

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sentencing range was 188-235 months. Although the sentence imposed falls within

the negotiated sentencing range contemplated by Romero's plea agreement, he

contends the district court abused its discretion when it sentenced him at the top of

the sentencing range. We disagree. Having carefully reviewed the record and the

factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), we conclude the district court did not abuse its

discretion and Romero's 235-month sentence is reasonable.

We note Romero did not raise any argument under United States v. Booker,

125 S. Ct. 738 (2005), and affirm Romero's sentence.

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