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j a ndr o C ruz appe a l s hi s 168- m onth s e nt e nc e f orpos s e s s i on2

w i th i nt entt o d i stri bu t e 5 ki l og ra m s or m ore 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 , i n v i ol at i on of 46 U . S . C . § 1 90 3(a) and (g), 18 U . S . C . § 2 , and 2 1 U . S . C . § 9 60 (b)( 1)(B )( i i ). O n app ea l , C ruz a rgues thatthe di stri ctcourt ’ s i m po si t i on of a 168 -m on th p ri son sent ence w as unr e a s onabl e , i n l i ghtof s e nt e nc i ng f

a c t or s i n 18 U . S . C . § 3553( a ) a nd i n l i ghtof the hol di ng i n U

ni ted Stat es v. B oo ke r , 543 U . S . __, 125 S . C t . 738, 160 L . E d. 2d 6 2 1 ( 2 0 0 5 ) . A c c o r d in g to C ru z , p o s t- B oo ke r , fe dera l di stri ctcourt s m ustconsi der the fa ct ors provi ded i n § 35 53 (a ), st art i ng w i th the m i ni m um se nt ence perm i ss i bl e, a nd onl y a ddi ng t o the s e nt e nc e s o a s t o c om pl y w i th the puni t i ve , pr ot e c t i ve , a nd r e h ab ilita tiv e p u rp o s e s o f § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) . C ru z s u g g e s ts th a t r e a s o n ab le p e o p le w o u ld a gr e e tha t140 m onths i s e nough i nc a r c e r a t i on t o r e f l e c tthe s e r i ous ne s s of

the c r i m e w hi l e a l s o pr ovi di ng C ruz w i th s om e e duc a t i on a nd tr a i ni ng. U nd er B oo ke r , w e r e vi e w ade f e nda nt ’ s ul t i m a t e s e nt e nc e f or

“ un re as on abl enes s. ” 543 U . S . at___, 12 5 S . C t . at76 5. S peci fi ca l l y, the U ni t ed S t a t e s S upr e m e C our tha s di r e c t e d s e nt e nc i ng c our t s t o c ons i de rthe f ol l ow i ng fa ct ors i n i m po si ng se nt ence s und erthe advi soryG ui del i nes’ s s chem e:

( 1) the na tur e a nd c i r c um s t a nc e s of the of f e ns e a nd the hi s t ory a nd char ac t er i st i cs of the defendant ; (2) the need for the se nt ence i m po se d – ( A ) t o r e f

l e c tthe s e r i ous ne s s of

the of f e ns e , t o pr om ot e r e s pe c tf or the l aw , and t o p rovi de j ustpu ni shm entfor the offens e; (B ) t o aff ord a d e q u a te d e te rr e n c e to c r im in a l c o n d u c t; ( C ) to p r o te c t th e p u b lic f r om f ur the rc r i m e s of

the de f e nda nt ; a nd ( D ) t o pr ovi de the de f e nda nt3 w i th n ee ded edu ca t i on al or vo ca t i on al tra i ni ng , m edi ca l ca re , or other c orr e c t i ona l tr e a tm e nti n the m os te f f e c t i ve m a nne r ; ( 3) the ki nds of s e nt e nc e s a va i l abl e ; ( 4) the ki nds of s e nt e nc e a nd the s e nt e nc i ng r a nge es t abl i shed . . . [f

rom the G ui del i nes] ; and (5) any pert i nentpo l i cy s ta te m e n t . . . is s u e d b y th e S e n te n c in g C o m m is s io n . . . . 1 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) ; B oo ke r , 125 S . C t . a t765- 66. W e ha ve he l d tha t , “ nothi ng i n B oo ke ror el se w here re qu i re s the di stri ct courtt o st at e on the re cord thati thas e xp l i ci t l y c on si 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- 11 84 3, ___ F . 3d ___ (11 th C i r. S ept . 27 , 20 05 ). T he § 3 55 3(a) fa ct ors s erve as g u id e s f o rth e d is tr ic t a n d ap p e lla te c o u r ts in d e te rm in in g w h e th e ras e n te n c e is r e a s o n ab le . U

ni te d State s v . W

i ni nge ar , 4 2 2 F .3 d 1 2 4 1 , 1 2 4 6 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) . H ow ever , w e have decl i ned t o h ol d sent ence s w i thi n the G ui del i nes’ s r ange p er se r e a s o n ab le . I

d. I n thi s c a s e , the r e c or d r e f l e c t s tha tthe di s tr i c tc our tc ons ul t e d the G ui de l i ne s a nd the f

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or th i n 18 U . S . C . § 3553( a ) . B e c aus e w e c onc l ude thatC ruz’ s ul t i m at e s ent ence w as re as on abl e i n l i gh tof B oo ke r , 543 U . S . __, 125 S . C t . 738, a nd § 3 5 5 3 , w e a f f irm . A FFI R M ED .