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th e Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co urt forth e So ut he rnDis tri ctof F lo rid a

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (Ma rch 30 , 20 11 ) Befo re TJ OFLAT, ED MONDSON an d KRAVITC H, Circ ui t J ud ge s. PER CURI AM:Jo na th anCo ry pl edgu il ty of po ss es si on with t he in te ntto di strib ut e co cai ne , in vi ol at io n o f 21 U.S.C. § 8 41 (a)( 1) , andwas s en te nc edto pri so n t erm of 1 8
m on th s. He ap pe al s h is sen te nc e, pr es en ti ng on e is su e: whet he r hi s s en te nc e is
subs ta nt iv el y

un reas on ab le
. Se e un de r Uni te d Sta tes v. Bo ok er , 54 3 U.S. 2 20 , 26 1, 12 5 S .Ct. 7 38 , 76 5- 66 , 16 0 L.Ed .2d62 1 (2 00 5) (th e que st io n o n app eal of a
se nt en ce i s wh ethe r th e se nt en ce i s “ un reas on ab le .”) W e fi ndth atitis no t
un reas on ab le an d t he refo re af firm . Co ry ’s sen te nc e is at t he bo tt om of t he sen te nc e ran ge , 18 to 24 m on th s, pr es cri be d b y

th e Sen te nc in g Gu id el in es . He arg ue s t ha t h is sen te nc e is
no ne th el es s s ub st an ti ve ly unr eas on ab le be cau se th e n atur e an d c irc um st an ces of th e o ffen se an d h is pe rs on al hi st ory —a t rau m at ic ho m e li fe— an d m en ta l im pa irment wa rran te d ado wnwar d v ari an ce. Mo reo ve r, si nc e h is cri m in al hi st ory do es no t i nd ic at e a n eedforhi s i nc arce rat io n t o p ro te ctth e p ub li c, th e se nt en ce h e
rece iv edis gre at er tha n n eces sa ry to ach ie ve th e se nt en ci ng pu rp os es of 1 8 U.S.C. § 3 55 3( a). Whe th er a s en te nc e is reas on ab le is gu id edby the sen te nc in g fa ct or s s etou t in 18 U.S.C. § 3 55 3( a). Uni te d Sta tes v. Pugh , 51 5 F .3d11 79 , 18 8- 89 . Tho se fact or s i nc lu de :

21) th e na tu re an d ci rcu m st an ces of th e of fen se an d th e h i s t ory an d ch arac te ris ti cs of th e de fen da nt ; (2 ) th e ne ed to refl ect th e se rio u s ne ss of th e o f f e n s e , to pr om ot e res pe ct fo r th e la w, an d to pr ov id e jus t pu ni sh m en t for th e of

fen se ; (3) th e ne ed fo r de te rren ce; (4 ) th e ne ed to pr ot ect th e publ ic ; (5 ) th e ne ed to pr ov id e th e de fen da nt with ne ed ed educ at io na l or vo cat io na l tra in in g or m ed ic al care ; (6 ) th e ki nd s of se nt en ces av ai labl e; (7 ) th e Sen te nc in g Gu id el in es ran ge ; (8 ) pe rti ne nt po li cy st at em en ts of th e Sen te nc in g Co m m is si on ; (9 ) th e ne ed to av oi d un wan te d se nt en ci ng di sp ari ti es ; an d (1 0) th e ne ed to pr ov id e res ti tu ti on to vi ct im s. Uni te d Sta tes v. Ta ll ey , 43 1 F .3d78 4, 7 86 (11 thCir . 20 05 ) (ci ti ng to 18 U.S.C. § 3 55 3( a). “ [T]he wei gh t g iv ento an y § 3 55 3( a) fa ct oris withi n t he so un d di sc ret io n o f th e d is tri ctco urt an d we wi ll no t s ub st itut e o urjud gm en t i n wei gh in g th e rel ev an t fa ct or s.” Uni te d Sta tes v. Ir ey , 61 2 F .3d11 60 , 12 48 (11 th Cir .) ( en ba nc ). A sen te nc e is subs ta nt iv el y reas on ab le if, und er the to ta li ty of th e ci rcu m st an ces , itach ie ve s t he sen te nc in g p ur po se s o f § 3 55 3( a). Pugh , 51 5 F .3d at11 91
. Co ry ha s n otsh own th atth e se nt en ce h e rec ei ve d i s s ub st an ti ve ly
un reas on ab le . It i s atth e lo w-en d o f th e Gui de li ne s s en te nc e ran ge , andwell be lo w th e st atut ory

m ax im um sen te nc e fo r th e cri m e h e co m m it te d, 2 0 years’ im pr is on m en t. The di st ric t co urt ex pl ai ne d i ts rat io na le in sen te nc in g C ory to 18 m on th s’ im

pr is on m en t, ex pr es sl y

st at in g t ha t i t h adco ns id eredall of t he ag gr av at in g a ndm it ig at in g fa ct or s, i nc lu di ng th e qua nt it y an d v al ue of t he co cai ne

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ug gl edin onhi s p ers on , as wel l as hi s l ackof e qu it y in te res t i n t he co cai ne . The co urt al so st at edth atitha d c on si de redth e te st im on y pre se nt edby the ex pe rt ps y ch ol og is t wh o t es ti fie d o n C ory ’s beh al f an d t ak enin to acco un t Co ry ’s m en ta l im pa irment. AFFIR MED.

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