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ir stc ont ends th a t t h e d i stri ct cou rt com m it t ed pr oc edur al errorby fai l i n g t o giv e a d e qu ate r eason s f or r ej ect i n g h i s argum en t s f or a United States Court of App eals

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2 nongui del i nes s ent enc e a nd by fai l i ng t o give pro perc ons i der at i on t o t he 18 U . S . C . § 3553 ( a) fact ors, i n parti cul ar, t h e m i t i gati n g ef fectof h i s al coholabu se an d h i s need f

or t reat m en t . A s he rai sed n o obj ect i on on ei t h er of t h ese groun ds, w e re v ie w fo r p la in e r r o r . S e eUn ite dS ta te s v . Mo n d r ago n -S a n tiago , 564 F. 3d 3 5 7 , 3 6 1 (5 th C ir .), cer t . den i ed , 130 S. C t . 192 ( 2009) . Th e r ec or d i ndi c at es t hat t he c o ur the ar d a nd c o ns i de r e d Gar c i a- Ram i r e z ’ s a r gum e nt s an d t he r e l e va nt fact ors. Th e courtt h en gave d et ai l ed reason s t i ed to ap propria te fa cto rs f or choosi n g a sentence w i t h i n the gu i del i n es ran ge an d rej ect i n g t h e request f or a v a r ia n c e . R e a s o n s m o r e m in im a l t h a n th e s e h a v e b e e n d e e m e dle g a lly s u ffic ie n t. S ee R i t a v. Un i t ed S t ate s , 551 U . S. 338, 358

) 5 9 (2 0 0 7 ); Un i t ed S t ate s v. R od rigu ez , 523 F. 3d 519, 525

) 26 (5t h C i r. 2 008 ) . W e di scer n no error)) and cert ai n l y n o obvi ou s er ror f or purp oses of

pl ai n err or r evi ew ))in th e c o u r t ’s reasons or c on si derati on of t h e § 3553 ( a) fact ors. I n add i t i on , G arci a- R am i rez h a s fa ile dto d e m o n s tr a te th a t a n ye r r o ra ffe c te dh is s u b s ta n tia l rig h ts . S ee Mondrago n- Sa nt i ago , 564 F. 3d at364- 65. G a r c ia -R a m ir e z n e x t c h a lle n g e s th e s u b s ta n tiv e re a s o n a b le n e s s o f h is s e nt e nc e . Al t ho ughhe m ad e s pecif i c a r gum e nt s i n t he di s t r i c tc o ur tt hatt he gui de l i ne s r ang e w as g r e at e rt han ne c e s s ar y t o s at i s f y t he § 35 53 ( a) fac t o r s , he d idn o t o bje c t t o th e s e n te n c e im p o s e da s u n r e a s o n a b le . W e n e e dn o t r e a c h h is c o n te n tio n th a t p la in e r r o rre v ie w s h o u ldn o t a p p ly , cf . Un i t ed S t ate s v. Pel t i er , 505 F. 3d 389, 391

) 92 ( 5t h Ci r . 2 00 7) , a s he ha s fai l ed t o sh o w e r r o rund e rt he o r di nar y s t and ar d. G arci a- R am i rez c on t en ds t h at doub l e- coun t i n g of hi s c on vi ct i on s un der both U . S . S . G . § 2L 1. 2 an d h i s cri m i n al h i st ory res u l t s i n an excess ive sentence, an d that itis “perverse” t o i m pose a greatersentence f or il l egal reentry t h an f or h i s p ri or co ca i n e-traff i ck i n g off

en ses . H ow ev er, th e d i stri ct cou rt w a s w i th i n i ts d is c r e tio n in reje c tin g th e s e p o lic y -b a s e da r g u m e n ts . SeeMondrago n- Sa nt i ago , 564 F. 3d at366

) 6 7 . F u rth er, th e cou rt took the all eg ed sen ten ci n g d i sp a ri ty i n to ac c ountby se nt enc i ng G ar c i a- R am i r ez att he bo t t om of t he r ange r at hert han at Case: 09-40621 Document: 00511119605 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/24/2010N o. 09- 40621

3 t he t op. H e al socont ends t hathi s al c oholabus e w as a m i t i gat i ng fac t orand t hat h is c r im in a l h is to r y w a s o v e r s ta te db e c a u s e h is co n v ic tio n s w e r e ca u s e db yh is al c oholabus e. The c our tpl ai nl y di d notagr ee and beli eve d t hatG ar c i aR a m ir e z ’ s p a tt e r n o f c r im in a l b e h a v io r s u g g e s te d a lik e lih o o d o f r e c id iv is m . W e c annots ay t hatw as an abus e o f di sc r et i on. I n sum , w e c onc l ude t hatG ar c i aR a m ir e z h a s n o t r e b u tt e dth e p r e s u m p tio n o f r e a s o n a b le n e s s . S ee Un i t ed S t ate s v. Coo ks , 5 8 9 F .3 d 1 7 3 , 1 8 6 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ), cer t . den i ed , 2 010 W L 6 379 43 (M ar. 2 2 , 2 0 1 0 ) (N o . 0 9 -9 2 1 6 ). G ar c i a- Ram i r e z a l s o c hall e nge s o urpl ai n e r r o rs t andar d f o re va l uat i ng w h e th e rfa ilu r e to g iv e re a s o n s a ffe c ts s u b s ta n tial ri gh ts; th e a p p lic a tio n o f p la in e r r o rt o hi s s ubs t an t i ve re as o nab l e ne s s c hall e nge ; a nd the a ppli c at i o n o f t he pre sum pt i on o f

r eas onabl enes s t o s ent enc es enhance d under U . S. S. G . § 2L1. 2, w h i ch h e con ten d s i s p en ologicall y fl a w ed . T o th e ex ten t t h a t t h ese arg u m en ts a r e n o t o b v ia t e d b yo u rp r io rd is c u s s io n , th e ya r e fo r e c lo s e d . Se eMo ndr ago nSa nt i ago , 564 F. 3d at364

) 6 7 ; Pel t i er , 505 F. 3d at391

) 92. G arci a- R am i rez c o n c e d e s a s mu c h a n dr a i s e s t h e m t o p r e s e r v e t h e m f o rf u r t h e rr e v i e w. Fi na l l y , t he p a r t i e s a g r e e t ha t t he d i s t r i c t c o ur t e r r e d b y e nt er i ng a j u dg m en t of convic t i on an d s en t en ce pu rsuan t t o 8 U . S . C . § 132 6(b) ( 2) , becau se t he G ove r nm entdi d notes t abl i sh f orpurpo se s of

t h e st at ut e t hatG ar c i aR am i r ez had a pr i orc onvi c t i on f oran aggr avat ed fel ony as oppos ed t o a f el ony. Ac c o r di ng l y , we mo d i f yt h e j u d g m e n tt o r e f l e c tac o n v i c t i o n u n d e r8 U. S . C. § 132 6(b) ( 1) , an d w e rem an d to t h e di st ri ctcourtf or t h e l i m ited p u rp o se of c o r r e c t i ng t he w r i t t e n j udg m e ntt o r e f l e c tt hi s m o dif

i c at i o n. A F F I R ME D A S MO DI F I ED ; L I M I T ED R EMAND F ORC OR RE CT I ON O F J U DG M EN T. Case: 09-40621 Document: 00511119605 Page: 3 Date Filed: 05/24/2010