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Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co ur t fo r th e Eas te rn Dis tri ctof Ark an sa s - Li tt le Ro ck

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In th es e di rect cri m in al ap pe al s, Ja vi er Hurta do -Am ezq ui ta ch al le ng es th e
se nt en ces th e di st ric t co ur t im po se d aft er he pl ed gu il ty to an imm ig rat io n of fen se 1

an d ad m it te d th at he ha d v io la te d t he co nd it io ns of t wo te rm s of supe rv is ed rel eas e
as a res ul t o f th e imm ig rat io n o ffen se
. Hurta do -Am ezq ui ta ’s co un se l h as m ov edto wit hd raw an d ha s fil ed a br ie f un de r And ers v. Cal ifo rn ia , 38 6 U.S. 73 8 (1 96 7) , arg ui ng (1 ) th at Hurta do -Am ezqui ta ’s do ub le jeop ard y rig ht s were vi ol at ed be cau se
a pr io r drug -fel on y co nv ic ti on was us ed to en ha nc e hi s ad vi so ry Gui de li ne s im pr is on m en t r a n g e fo r th e imm ig rat io n of fen se , an d (2 ) th at hi s se nt en ces were
su bs ta nt iv el y

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The Hon or ab le Ja m es M. Mo od y , Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e East ern 1 Dis tri ctof Ark an sa s, n ow re ti red

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-Fi rs t, as su m in g th at th e do ub le jeop ard y arg um en t wa s ad equa te ly p res erv ed

in th e di st ric t co urt, we co nc lu de th atitlac ks m eri t. See Uni te d St at es v. Bat es , 7 7 F.3 d 11 01 , 11 06 (8 th Ci r. 19 96 ) (d es cri bi ng as “ well -s et tl ed ” pr in ci pl e th a t u s e of de fen da nt ’s pr io r fel on y co nv ic ti on s to es tabl is h hi s st atus as co nv ic te d fel on an d to
en ha nc e hi s se nt en ce di d no t co ns ti tu te se co nd co nv ic ti on or pu ni sh m en t fo r do ub le jeop ard y pu rp os es ). Seco nd , up on care fu l rev ie w, we co nc lu de th at th e di st ric t co ur t di d no t im

po se an y su bs ta n t i v e l y un reas on ab le se nt en ce. See Uni te d St at es v. Feem st er, 572 F.3 d 45 5, 46 1 (8t h Cir. 20 09 ) (en ba nc ) (rev ie w of se nt en ce inc lu de s
co ns id eri ng subs ta nt iv e reas on ab le ne ss of se nt en ce un de r to ta li ty of ci rcu m st an ces ; whe re se nt en ce fal ls wit hi n Gui de li ne s ran ge , ap pe al s co ur t m ay , bu t is no t req ui red to , ap pl y pr es um

pt io n of reas on ab le ne ss ); se e al so Uni te d St at es v. Mi ll er, 55 7 F.3 d 91 0, 91 5- 16 (8 th Ci r. 20 09 ) (ap pe al s co ur t rev ie ws di st ric t co ur t’s rev o c a t i on
se nt en ci ng de ci si on s u si ng same sta nd ard s ap pl ie d t o i ni ti al sen te nc in g d eci si on s)

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Hav in g in de pe nd en tl y rev ie wed th e reco rd un de r Pen so n v. Ohi o, 48 8 U.S. 75 (1 98 8) , we fin d no no nf

riv ol ou s is su es
. Acco rd in gl y , we affi rm th e jud gm en ts of th e di st ric t co urt, an d we gr an t co un se l’s m ot io n to wit hd raw, su bjec t to co un se l in fo rm in g Hurta do -Am ezqui ta ab ou t pr oc edur es fo r se ek in g reh eari ng or fil in g a pe ti ti on forcert io rari

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