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o l l o w i ng hi s gu i l t y pl e a c o nvi c t i o n f o ri l l e ga lr e e nt r y f o l l o w i ng depor t at i on. H e c ont ends t hat t he se nt enc e w as gr eat er t han nec essar y to sat i s f y t he s e nt e nc i ng go al s s e t f o r t h i n 18 U
. S. C. § 35 53 ( a) and w as t h erefore sub st an t ivel y u n reasona bl e. Sp ecif i cal l y, G al arza argu es t h at t h e gu i del i n es r ange w as t oo s eve r e b ec ause U ni t ed Stat es S ent enc i ng G ui del i ne § 2L1. 2 w as no te m pi r i c al l y ba s e d a nd ga ve ex c e s s ive w e i ghtt o hi s pr i o rr o bb e r y c o nvi c t i o n. United States Court of App eals

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2 H e co n te n d s th a t t h e g u id e lin e s ra n g e o v e r s ta te dth e s e r io u s n e s s o f h is no nvi o l e ntr e e nt r y o f fe ns e a nd fail e d t o a c c o untf o rhi s m o t ive f

o rr e e nt e r i ng t he U ni t e d St at e s . Gal ar z a al s o a r gue s t hatt hi s c o ur ts ho ul d n ota f fo r d a presum pti on of reasona bl en ess to a sentence i m posedun der § 2L 1. 2; how ever, h e re c o g n iz e s th a t Uni t e d St a t e s v. Mondrago n- Sa nt i ago , 5 6 4 F .3d 3 5 7 (5t h C ir.) , cer t . den i ed , 13 0 S
. C t. 19 2 ( 2 0 0 9 ), f ore cl ose s th i s ar gu m en t. T h i s c ou rtrevi e w s th e “ sub st an t ive reasona bl en ess of t h e sentence i m p ose du n d er a n ab u se-of- d i scre ti on stan d a rd
. ” G all v. Un i t ed S t ate s , 552 U
. S. 38, 51 ( 200 7)
. “A di scr et i on ary sentence i m posed w i t h i n a pr o p e rlycalc u l ated gu i d eli n es ra n ge i s p resu m p tiv e ly re a son a b l e.” 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 ). T h i s cou rt ha s con sist en tl y rej ected G a l a rza ’ s “em p i ri ca lda ta” arg u m en t. S eeUn itedS ta tes v. D u a rte , 5 6 9 F .3 d5 2 8 , 5 2 9 -3 0 (5 th C ir .), cer t . den i ed , 1 30 S. C t . 378 ( 200 9)
. Th e di st ri ctcourtconsi dered G al arza’ s r equ estf or a dow n w ard va r i anc e , a nd itul t i m at e l y de t e r m i ne d t hatas e nt e nc e att he b o t t o m o f t he ap pl i c ab l e g ui de l i ne s r ang e w as ap pr o pr i at e ba s e d o n t he c i r c um s t anc e s o f t he case and t h e § 355 3( a) fact ors. G al arza’ s asser t i on s r egard i n g § 2L 1. 2’ s l ack of an e m pi r i c alb as i s , t he w e i ght give n hi s pr i o r r o bb e r y c o nvi c t i o n, t he no nvi o l e nt n ature of h i s of

fen se, an d hi s m ot ive f or reenteri n g t h e U n i t ed S ta te s a re in s u ffic ie n tt o re b u t t h 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 . SeeUni t e d S t at e 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. C t . 624 ( 200 8)
. A s G al arza h as not dem on st rat ed that t h e di st ri ctcourt ’ s i m posi t i on of a s e nt e nc e att he bo t t o m of t he gui de l i ne s ra nge w as an abus e o f di s c r e t i o n, t he d i s t r i c tc o u r t ’ s j u d g me n ti s A F F I RMED. Case: 09-50422 Document: 00511027431 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/12/2010