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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 s u b j e c tt o th e U n i t e d St a t e s ’ s j u r i s d i c t i o n , i n v i o l a t i o n o f 4 6 A p p . U . S. C. § § 1 9 0 3 ( a ) , ( g ) ; 1 8 U .S .C . § 2 ; a n d 2 1 U .S .C . § 9 6 0 ( b ) ( 1 ) ( B ) ( ii) , a n d c o n s p ir a c y to pos s e s s w i th i nt e ntt o di s tr i but e 5 ki l ogr a m s orm or e of c oc a i ne w hi l e aboa r d a v e s s e l s u b

j e c tt o th e U n i t e d St a t e s ’ s j u r i s d i c t i o n , i n v i o l a t i o n o f 4 6 A p p . U . S. C. §§ 19 03 (a ), (g), & (j ); and 2 1 U . S . C . § 9 60 (b)( 1)(B )( i i ). T api as -V er a a rgues that i n ref usi ng t o g ranta var i ance fr om the gu i del i nes, the di stri ctcourti m po se d an u n r e a s o n ab le s e n te n c e . W e ha ve j ur i s di c t i on. S e e U ni t e d S t a t e s v. M a r t i ne z , N o. 05- 12706, s l i p op. at9 9 9 -1 0 0 0 (1 1 th C i r. Jan . 9 , 2 0 0 6 ). W e h av e st at ed th atth e d i stri ctco u rtm u st f i r s tc o rr e c t l y c a l c u l a t e th e d e f e n d a n t ’ s g u i d e l i n e r a n g e , th e n , u s i n g th e 1 8 U . S. C. § 3553( a ) s e nt e nc i ng f

a c t or s , the c our tc a n i m pos e am or e s e ve r e orm or e l e ni e nt s e nt e nc e a s l ong a s i ti s r e a s onabl e . U ni t e d S t a t e s v. C r a w f or d, 407 F . 3d 1174, 1179 ( 11th C i r . 2005) . T he § 3553( a ) f a c t or s i nc l ude the a va i l abl e s e nt e nc e s , the appl i c abl e gui de l i ne r a nge a nd pol i c y s t a t e m e nt s , 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 ne e d f

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corr ec t i on al tre atm ent . 18 U . S . C . § 3 55 3(a) . “ [N ] othi ng n B oo ker or e l se w here re qu i re s the di stri ctcourtt o st at e on the re cord thati thas e xp l i ci t l y c on si dere d ea ch of 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 ni t ed S ta te s v . S c o tt, 4 2 6 F .3 d 1 3 2 4 , 1 3 2 9 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) .

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orr e a s onabl e ne s s i s de f e r e nt i a l . ” U ni t e d S t a t e s v. T a l l e y , 431 F . 3d 784, 788 ( 11th C i r . 2005) . “ [ T ] he pa r ty w ho c ha l l e nge s the s e nt e nc e be a r s the bu rden of es t abl i shi ng thatthe se nt ence i s unrea sonabl e i n the l i gh tof bo th th[e] re cord and the fa ct ors i n sec t i on 35 53 (a ). ” I d. A se nt ence w i thi n the advi sory gui de l i ne s r a nge i s notpe rs e r e a s onabl e , buti s e xpe c t e d t o be r e a s onabl e . S e e i d. (“ w hen the di stri ctcourti m po se s ase nt ence w i thi n the advi soryG ui del i nes r ange, w e ordi nari l y w i l l expectthatchoi ce t o b e are as on abl e one. ”) . W e have hel d that ad is tr ic t c o u r t’s s ta te m e n t th a t it h a d c o n s id e r e d th e § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) f a c to r s a lo n e is s uf f i c i e ntt o i ndi c a t e tha ti tc ons i de r e d the f a c t or s , a nd c onc l ude d tha tthe d e f e n d a n t’s s e n te n c e w a s r e a s o n ab le b e c au s e th e d is tr ic t c o u r t a c c u r a te ly c a l c ul a t e d the gui de l i ne r a nge a nd the de f e nda nt ’ s s e nt e nc e a tthe l ow e nd of the r a n g e r e f le c te d th e c o u r t’s c o n s id e r a tio n o f h is e v id e n c e in m itig a tio n . A f te rr e v ie w in g th e r e c o r d a n d b o th p a r tie s ’ b r ie f s , w e f in d n o r e v e r s ib le e rr or . T he di s tr i c tc our tc ons i de r e d the § 3553( a ) f a c t or s , a c c ur a t e l y c a l c ul a t e d the gui de l i ne r a nge , e xpl i c i t l y c ons i de r e d the e vi de nc e of T api a s - V e r a ’ s f

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po verty, and sent ence d T api as -V er a a tthe l ow end o f the gu i del i nes r ange, concl ud i ng thatT api as -V er a w as no ti n a un i qu e posi t i on thatm ade agu i del i nes se nt ence i napp ropri at e. W e c anno tsay thatthe se nt ence i m po se d w as u n r e a s o n ab le . AF F I RME D.