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B e fo r e D AV IS , S M IT H , a n dD E N N IS , C ir c u it J u d g e s . P E R C U R I A M: * R obe r t o Fl or es - M er az ( Fl or es ) appeal s hi s 120- m ont h se nt enc e f ori l l egal r e e n t r y . H e a r g u e s t h a tt h e d i s t r i c tc o u r te r r e db yu p w a r d l yd e p a r t i n gf r o m a gu i de l i ne s r ang e o f 7 7- 96 m o nt hs o f

i m pr i s o nm e ntb e c aus e t he s e nt en ce effectively d en i ed F l ore s an acce p tan ce of resp on sibi l i ty a dj u stm en t. T h i s c ou rtrevi ew s c ri m i n alsentences f or r eason ableness, usi n g an abu se o f d is c r e tio n s ta n d a r d
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2 Fi r st , t hi s c our tex am i nes w het hert he di st r i c tc our tc om m i t t ed any pro c edur al err o r s , “ s uc h a s fai l i ng t o c al c ul at e (o ri m pr o pe r l y c al c ul at i ng) t he G ui del i n es r ange, t r eat i ng t he G ui deli nes as m andat or y, fai l i ng t o c ons i der th e § 3 5 5 3( a) factors, selecti n g a sen ten ce b a sed on cl ea rl y e r r on eo u s fa cts, or fai l i n g to ad e qua t e l y e xp l ai n t he c ho s e n s e nt e nc e - - i nc l udi ng an e xp l ana t i on fora ny d ev i a ti on f

rom the G u i d eli n es ra n ge . ” Id
. at 597. I f t h e di st ri ctcourt ’ s deci si on i s procedu ral l y soun d, t h i s court w i l l “ consi der t h e sub st an t ive reasona bl en ess of t h e se n ten ce im p ose du n d er a n a b u se-of- d i scre ti on s tan d a rd
. . . tak [i n g] i n to a ccou n t t h e totali ty of t h e circu m stan ces.” I d. R eason ableness r evi ew , i n the contextof a gu i del i n es depa rt u re, requi res t hi s c o ur tt o e va l uat e bo t h “ t he di s t r i c tc o ur t ’ s de c i s i o n t o de pa r tupwar dl y and t he e xt e nto f

tha td epa r t ur e f

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di s c r e t i o n. ”

Uni t e d St at e s v . Zuniga Per a lta , 442 F
. 3d 345 , 347 ( 5th C i r. 200 6) (i n t erna l qu ot ati on m arks an d ci t ati on om i t t ed). “A n up w ard dep art u re bya d i st ri ctcou rtis n ota n a bu se of di scr et i on i f t he c our t ’ s r eas ons f ordepar t i ng 1) advanc e t he o b j ectives se tf or t h i n 18 U
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. § 35 5 3 (a)( 2 ) a n d2) are j u sti fi ed bythe fa cts o f th e ca se.” I d. (i nt er nal q u o ta tion m a rk s a n dcita tion om itted ). Th e di st r i c tc our tc l ear l y s t at ed th a t itw as notdenyi ng Fl or es an a dju s tm e n t fo r a c c e p ta n c e o f r e s p o n s ib ility
. D is tr ic t co u r ts m a y u p w a r d ly depar tand i m pose s tat ut or y m axi m um s ent enc es upon def endant s w ho have
r e c e iv e da c c e p ta n c e o f r e s p o n s ib ilitya dju s tm e n ts . S ee Un i t edS t ate s v. Jon es , 4 4 4 F .3 d 4 3 0 , 4 3 3 -3 4 , 4 4 3 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ); Z u n iga -Per a lta , 442 F. 3d. at346- 48. F l ores’ s ext en sive cri m i n alhi stor y , t h e di st ri ctcourt ’ s r ati on al e f or dep art u re, provi ded ad equ ate j u st i f i cat i on f

or t h e dep art u re, an d the sentence fu r th e r e dth e o bje c tiv e s s e t fo r th in § 3 5 5 3 (a )(2 ). S ee Z u n iga -Per a lta , 442 F. 3d at347. M or eo ver, th e ext entof t he depar t ure i s pro por t i onal l y l es s t han d e p a r tu r e s w e h a v e a ffir m e d in o th e r c a s e s . S ee Jon es , 4 4 4 F .3 da t 4 3 3 ; Zuniga Per a lta , 4 4 2 F .3 da t 3 4 6 -4 8
. AF F I RMED.