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f i rm. K e i va n f i r s tc ont e nds tha tthe di s tr i c tc ourtpr oc e dur a l l ye rr e d bypl a c i ng t oo m u c h e m p h a s is o n th e a d v is o rys e n te n c in g G u id e lin e s r a n g e a n d a rb itr a r ily r e f u s in g to im p o s e ate rm b e lo w th a t r a n g e . T h e r e c o r d d o e s n o t s u p p o rt th is c o n t e n t i o n . T h e c o u rtc o n s i d e r e d Ke i v a n ’ s a r g u m e n t s i n s u p p o rto f ab e l o wG ui del i nes s ent ence and the 18 U . S . C . § 3 55 3(a) se nt enci ng fa ct ors, and con cl ud ed tha tadow nw a r d va r i a nc e w a s notw a rr a nt e d i n l i ghtof the a m ountof

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orac ont i nua nc e i n e xc ha nge f ora30- m onth s e nt e nc e , a nd by co n si d eri n g fact o rs o u t si d e th e sco p e o f th e sect i o n 3 5 5 3 (a) sen t en ci n g fact o rs, sp eci fi cal l y d efen se co u n sel ’ s co n t i n u an ce req u est s. T h e reco rd b el i es th ese c o n te n tio n s . T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt d id n o t p r e s s u r e K e iv a n to w ith d r a w h is cont i nu ance re qu es t , bu tra ther grant ed a c on t i nu ance t o p erm i tK ei van t o revi ew the pres ent ence re po rtand t o o bt ai n m i t i gat i ng evi dence. F urtherm ore, the re cord re fl ec t s thatthe courtse l ec t ed the 34 -m on th sent ence because i tconcl ud ed that K ei van’ s c l ai m thathe i m po rt ed the op i um for per sonal m edi ci nal pu rposes w as n o tcred i b l e, an d n o tb ecau se o f co u n sel ’ s co n t i n u an ce req u est s.11- 50375 3 K e i va n a ddi t i ona l l yc ont e nds tha tthe di s tr i c tc ourtabus e d i t s di s c r e t i on by d en yi n g h i s req u estfo r a th ree-w eekco n t i n u an ce. T h e d i stri ctco u rtd i d n o tab u se its d is c r e tio n b yg r a n tin g ac o n tin u a n c e s h o rte rth a n th e o n e K e iv a n r e q u e s te d . See U ni te d State s v . Sarno , 73 F . 3d 14 70 , 14 92 -93 (9th C i r. 19 95 ). K ei van fi nal l y c on t ends thathi s s ent ence i s s ub st ant i vel y unrea sonabl e. In l i g h to f th e t o t al i ty o f th e ci rcu m st an ces an dth e sect i o n 3 5 5 3 (a) sen t en ci n g fact o rs, th e s e n te n c e is s u b s ta n tiv e lyr e a s o n ab le . See G al l v. U ni ted Stat es , 552 U . S . 38, 51 (200 7). AF F I RME D.