Pursuant to 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 , the court has determined that this opinion should not * be publishe d and is not precedent except under the limited circu mstance s set forth in 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 .4. 

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2 M ascorr o- C h ava rri a argu es t h at h i s sentence w as greatert h an necessary t o accom pl i sh t h e goal s of sentenci n g l i st ed i n 18 U . S . C . § 3553 ( a) ( 2) . M ascorr oC h ava rri a c o n cedes t h at th i s c ou rtordi n ari l y ap pl i es a presum pti on of r e a s o n a b le n e s s to w i t h i n -g u id e lin e s e n te n c e s . S ee Un i t ed S t ate s v. CamposMaldo nado , 5 3 1 F .3 d3 3 7 , 3 3 8 (5 th C ir .), cer t . den i ed , 1 2 9 S . C t. 3 2 8 (20 0 8 ); Un i t ed S t ate s v. G om ez- Herrera , 5 2 3 F .3 d5 5 4 , 5 6 5 -6 6 (5 th C ir .), cer t . den i ed , 129 S. Ct . 6 2 4 ( 2 0 0 8 ) . Ci t i ng Ki m brough v. Un i t ed S t ate s , 128 S. C t . 558, 574- 75 ( 200 7) , he contend s t h at th e presum pti on shou l d n otapp l y i n t h i s c ase becau se § 2 L 1 .2 is n o t e m p ir ic a llys u p p o r te d . The que s t i o n pr e s e nt e d i n Ki m brough w as w he t he r“ a s e nt e nc e . . . o ut s i de t he g ui de l i ne s r ang e i s pe rse unr e as o nab l e w he n i ti s b as e d o n adi s ag r e e m e nt w i th the sen ten ci n g d i sp a ri ty for cra ck a n dp ow d er co ca i n e offen ses . ” 1 2 8 S . C t. a t 5 6 4 . S p e a k in gs p e c ific a llyto t h e c r a c kc o c a in e G u id e lin e s , th e C o u r t s im p ly r ul e d t hat“i tw o ul d no tb e a n a bus e o f di s c r e t i o n f

o radi s t r i c tc o ur tt o c o nc l ude w he n s e nt e nc i ng a pa r t i c ul arde fe nda ntt hatt he c r ac k/po w de rdi s pa r i t y yi e l ds a s e nt e nc e ‘ gr eaterthan ne c e s s ar y’t o a c hi e ve § 3 55 3( a) ’ s pur po s e s , e ve n i n a m i n e-ru n cas e.” I

d. a t5 75 . I n Ki m brough , t he Cour ts ai d no t hi ng o f t he a p p l i ca b i l i ty of t h e p resu m p ti on of rea son a b l en ess . M o r e o ve r, the ap p ell a te p r e s u m p tio n ’ s co n tin u e da p p lic a b ilityto § 2 L 1 .2 s e n te n c e s is s u p p o r te db yth is c o ur t ’ s de c i s i o n i n Campos- Maldo nado , 53 1 F . 3 dat 33 8 -39 . T h e a p p ell a te presum pti on i s t h eref ore app l i cabl e i n t h i s c ase. M a s c o r r o -C h a v a r r ia ’ s w ith in -g u id e lin e s s e n te n c eise n tit le dto are b u tt ab le p r e s u m p tio n o f r e a s o n a b le n e s s . Se eCampo s - Maldo nado , 531 F. 3d at338; G om ez- Herrera , 5 2 3 F .3 da t 5 6 5 -6 6 . A s M a s c o r r o -C h a v a r r iaco n c e d e s , h is argu m en tt h at he deserved a l essersentence based u pon t h e di spari t y i n fast t r ac k ear l y d i s p os i t i on pr ogr am s i s f or ec l os ed by G om ez- Herrera , 523 F. 3d at563 n .4 . B e c a u s e M a s c o r r o -C h a v a r r iah a s n o t s h o w n t h a t h is s e n te n c e is u n r e a s o n a b le , th e ju d g m e n t o f th e d is tr ic t c o u r t is A F F IR M E D .