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“ W hen n ei ther the S up re m e C ou rtno r thi s C ou rthas r es ol ved an i ss ue, and o ther ci rc ui t s are spl i ton i t , there can b e no p l ai n err or i n regard t o thati ss ue. ” I d. A l l i ndi vi dua l s c onvi c t e d of c r i m e s a r e pr ot e c t e d a ga i ns tthe i nf l i c t i on of cruel and u nu sual pu ni shm ent . U . S . C on st . am end. V II I. In re vi ew i ng a s ent ence3

t o d et erm i ne i f i ti s i n v i ol at i on of the E i gh th A m endm ent , w e “ m ustm ake a th r e s h o ldd e te rm in a tio n th a t th e s e n te n c e im p o s e d is g r o s s lyd is p r o p o rtio n a te to the offens e c om m i tt ed. ” Mo r ia r ty , 42 9 F . 3d at10 24 . “ In general , a s ent ence i m pos e d w i thi n the l i m i t s i m pos e d bys t a tut e i s ne i the re xc e s s i ve norc rue l a nd un usual un der the E i gh th A m endm ent . ” I d. ( in te rn a l q u o ta tio n s o m itte d ) . B az adon i -L oa pl ed gu i l ty t o i l l egal l y r ee nt er i ng the U ni t ed S t at es af t er havi ng been remo ved sub se qu entt o a conv i ct i on for c om m i ss i on of an aggravat ed f e lo n y , a n o f

f e n s e th a t, b ys ta tu te , c a rr ie s am a x im u m te rm o f im p r is o n m e n t n o t to e x c e e d 2 0 y e a r s . 8 U .S .C . § 1 3 2 6 ( b ) ( 2 ) . S in c e B a z a d o n i- L o a ’s s e n te n c e is w e ll bel ow the st atut ory m axi m um , and n ei ther the S up re m e C ou rtno r thi s C ou rthas he l d tha ti nc a r c e r a t i on f oravi ol a t i on of

8 U . S . C . § 1326 c ons t i tut e s c rue l a nd u n u s u a l p u n is h m e n t, th e d is tr ic t c o u rt d idn o t p la in lye rrin s e n te n c in g B a z a d o n iL oat o 27 m onths ’ i nc a r c e r a t i on. B . R ea so n a b len ess W he n w e r e vi e w as e nt e nc e f orr e a s onabl e ne s s , w e a r e de f e r e nt i a l t o the d is tr ic t c o u rt a n d th e b u r d e n r e s ts w ith th e d e f e n d a n t to p r o v e h is s e n te n c e is u n r e a s o n ab le . U

n ite d S ta tes v . B o n illa , 4 6 3 F .3 d 1 1 7 6 , 1 1 8 0 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ) .

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r om w hi c h the di s tr i c tc ourtm a yc hoos e , a nd w he n the di s tr i c tc ourti m pos e s as e nt e nc e w i thi n the4

a d v is o ryG u id e lin e s r a n g e , w e o r d in a r ilyw ill e x p e c t th a t c h o ic e to b e ar e a s o n ab le on e. ” U ni ted States v. T

al ley , 431 F . 3d 784, 788 ( 11th C i r . 2005) . W he n i m pos i ng as e nt e nc e , the di s tr i c tc ourtm us tc ons i de r , a m ong othe rf a c t or s , “ the na tur e a nd c ir c u m s ta n c e s o f

th e o f f e n s e a n d th e h is to rya n d c h a r a c te r is tic s o f th e d e f e n d a n t,” the advi soryG ui del i nes r ange, and “ the need for the se nt ence i m po se d t o ref l ec t th e seri o u sn ess o f th e o ffen se, t o p ro m o t e resp ectfo r th e l aw , an d t o p ro v i d e j u st p u n is h m e n t f

o rth e o f f e n s e .” 1 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) . T he di s tr i c tc ourtc orr e c t l yde t e rm i ne d the a dvi s oryG ui de l i ne s r a nge of 21 t o 2 7 m o n th s’ i m p ri so n m en t . B azad o n i -L o a w as sen t en ced t o 2 7 m o n th s’ i ncar ce ra t i on , a per i od w i thi n the G ui del i nes r ange and w el l bel ow the st atut ory m a x im u m o f

2 0 y e a r s . See 8 U . S . C . § 1 32 6(b)(2). B az adon i -L oa has been d e p o rte d o n f

iv e o c c a s io n s p r io rto h is la te s t a rr e s t, w h ic h th e c o u rt p r o p e r ly c o n s id e r e d w h e n d e te rm in in g h is c u rr e n t s e n te n c e . T h u s , w e c o n c lu d e B a z a d o n iL o a ’s 2 7 - m o n th s e n te n c e is r e a s o n ab le . I I . C ON C L US I ON B azad o n i -L o a’ s sen t en ce i s n o tcru el an d u n u su al p u n i sh m en t . A d d i t i o n al l y, th e s e n te n c e is r e a s o n ab le . AF F I RME D.