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f orc ons pi r a c y t o pos s e s s w i th i nt e ntt o di s tr i but e f i ve orm or e ki l ogr a m s of c oc a i ne w hi l e a boa r d a ve s s e l s ubj e c tt o the j ur i s di c t i on of the U ni t e d S t a t e s , 46 A pp . U . S . C . §§ 19 03 (a ), (j ), and p osse ss i on w i th i nt entt o d i stri bu t e f i ve or m ore ki l og ra m s of c ocai ne w hi l e abo ar d a vess el subj ec tt o the j uri sdi ct i on of the U ni t ed S t at es , 46 A pp . U . S . C . § 1 90 3(a) . H e a rgues thatthe di stri ctcourti m po se d an un re as on abl e s ent ence . In supp ort , he ar gu es that(1) he i s avery po or C ol om bi an na t i ona l ; ( 2) he ha s no pr i orc r i m i na l hi s t ory ; ( 3) he c om m i tt e d a nonvi ol e nt of f e ns e outof

f i na nc i a l ne c e s s i ty i n or de rt o pr ovi de m e di c a l c a r e f orhi s s on a nd m other- i n-l aw ; and (4) he w as ful l y c oo pera t i ve w i th the go vernm ent . M oreover, he ar gu es thatthere i s no evi dence thatthe go -f as tvess el he w as tra vel i ng on w as he a di ng t o the U ni t e d S t a t e s ortha tthe of f e ns e w a s i n a ny w a y r e l a t e d t o the U ni t ed S t at es , and t he l ar ge qu ant i ty of drugs i nv ol ved d i d n otw arra nta l ar ger p e n a lty th e n w o u ld b e ap p r o p r ia te if a s m a lle ra m o u n t o f

d ru g s h a d b e e n in v o lv e d . H e a l s o a r gue s tha tthi s C our ts houl d a doptthe appr oa c h of the S e c ond C i r c ui ta nd f in d th a t th e F e d e r a l S e n te n c in g G u id e lin e s a r e n o t per se r e a s ona bl e , a nd a ny d is tr ic t c o u r t’s c o n c lu s io n th a t a s e n te n c e w ith in th e a d v is o ry G u id e lin e s r a n g e is reaso n ab l e v i o l at es th e S i x th A m en d m en t . L ast l y, h e arg u es th ata sen t en ce o f l ess than 1 08 m on ths w ou l d adequ at el y r ef l ec tthe se ri ou snes s of the drug offe nse, det er a f i rs tt i m e off

ender fr om com m i tt i ng future c ri m es , prot ec tthe A m er i ca n p ub l i c,3

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orr e ha bi l i t a t i on. I n B oo ke r , th e S u p rem e C o u rtex p l ai n ed th at , “ [w ] i th o u tth e ‘ m an d at o ry’ pr ovi s i on, the [ S e nt e nc i ng R e f or m ] A c tnone the l e s s r e qui r e s j udge s t o t a ke a c c ount of the G ui del i nes t og ether w i th o ther s ent enci ng go al s. ” U ni t ed Stat es v. B oo ke r , 5 4 3 U .S . ___ , 1 2 5 S . C t. 7 3 8 , 7 6 4 , 1 6 0 L . E d . 2 d 6 2 1 ( 2 0 0 5 ) . P o s t- B oo ke r , s e n te n c e s a r e s till r e v ie w e d f o rr e a s o n ab le n e s s . B oo ke r , 5 4 3 U . S. a t___ , 1 2 5 S. C t. a t 7 6 5 - 6 6 ; se e a l

so U n i t ed S ta t es v. C ra w

f o rd , 40 7 F . 3d 11 74 , 11 78 (11t h C i r. 2 0 0 5 ) ( n o tin g th a t “B oo ke res t abl i shed a ‘ re as on abl enes s’ st andard for the se nt ence f in a lly im p o s e d o n a d e f e n d a n t” ) . In det erm i ni ng w hether ase nt ence i s r ea sonabl e, the courtshou l d b e gui ded b y th e f a c to r s in 1 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) . B oo ke r , 1 2 5 S . C t. a t 7 6 5 - 6 6 ; U ni t ed Stat es v . W i ni nge ar , 422 F . 3d 1241, 1246 ( 11th C i r . 2005) . “ T he s e f a c t or s i nc l ude the avai l abl e s ent ence s, the appl i cabl e G ui del i ne ra ng e, the nature a nd ci rc um st ance s of the of f e ns e , a nd the ne e d f

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orthe l a w , pr ovi de j us tpuni s hm e ntf orthe of f e ns e , a nd prov i de the defendantw i th n ee ded m edi ca l care . ” W i ni nge ar , 422 F . 3d a t1246 ( c itin g 1 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) ) . A n o th e rf a c to rlis te d in § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) is “th e n e e d to a voi d unw a rr a nt e d s e nt e nc e di s pa r i t i e s a m ong de f e nda nt s w i th s i m i l a rr e c or ds w ho ha ve be e n f

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s i m i l a rc onduc t [ . ] ” 18 U . S . C . § 3553( a ) ( 6) . A l though4

the c our tm us tbe gui de d by the s e f a c t or s , w e ha ve he l d tha t“ nothi ng i n B oo ke ror e ls e w h e r e r e q u ir e s th e d is tr ic t c o u r t to s ta te o n th e r e c o r d th a t it h a s e x p lic itly consi dere d eac h o f the § 3 55 3(a) fa ct ors or t o d i sc uss e ac h o f the § 3 55 3(a) fa ct ors. ” U

n ite d S ta te s v . Sc o tt , N o. 05- 11843, ___ F . 3d ___ ( 11th C i r . S e pt . 27, 20 05 ). I n W

i ni nge ar , w e r e c e nt l y c onduc t e d a r e vi e w of a n appe l l a nt ’ s s e nt e nc e f or r e a s o n a b le n e s s . W

i ni nge ar , 42 2 F . 3d at12 46 . In addi t i on t o d i sc ussi ng the nature a n d c i r c u m s t a n c e s o f

th e o f f e n s e a n d th e ap p e l l a n t ’ s c r i m i n a l h i s t o ry , we s pe c i f i c a l l y not e d tha tthe s e nt e nc e i m pos e d w a s “ one - t e nth the l e ngth of the tw enty- ye arst atut ory m axi m um se nt ence , ” a nd hel d thatthe se nt ence w as r e a s o n a b le . Id . I n Sc o tt , w e uphe l d a n appe l l a nt ’ s s e nt e nc e a s r e a s ona bl e , not i ng thatthe di stri ctcourtca l cul at ed the corr ec tgu i del i nes r ange, tre at ed the G ui del i nes a s a dvi s ory , c ons i de r e d the § 3553 f a c t or s , a nd i m pos e d a s e nt e nc e a tthe l ow e nd o f th e G u id e lin e s r a n g e . Sc o tt , N o. 05- 11843, ___ F . 3d ___. W e a r e p e r s u a d e d th a t th e r e a s o n ab le n e s s o f H e rr e r a - O b a n d o ’s 1 0 8 - m o n th se nt ence i s s ho w n b y the fa ct s thatthe di stri ctcourtca l cul at ed the G ui del i nes r a nge c orr e c t l y , de pa r t e d f r om the G ui de l i ne s r a nge , tr e a t e d the G ui de l i ne s r a nge a s a d v i s o ry o n l y , e x p r e s s l y s t a t e d th a ti th a d c o n s i d e r e d th e f a c t o r s i n 1 8 U . S. C. § 3553( a ) , a nd the s e nt e nc e i m pos e d w a s r e l a t i ve l y m i ni m a l i n c om pa r i s on t o the5

statu to ry m ax im u m li fe se n ten ce . A cc o rd in g ly, w e a ff irm H er re ra -O b an d o ’s se nt ence . AF F I RME D.