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4 6 A p p x . U .S .C . § § 1 9 0 3 ( a ) , ( g ) , 1 8 U .S .C . § 2 , a n d 2 1 U .S .C . § 9 6 0 ( b ) ( 1 ) ( B) ( i i ) , a n d c o n s p i r a c y t o p o s s e s s w i th i n t e n tt o d i s tr i b u t e f i v e k i l o g r a ms orm or e of

c oc a i ne w hi l e aboa r d ave s s e l s ubj e c tt o U . S . j ur i s di c t i on, i n vi ol a t i on o f 4 6 A p p x . U .S .C . § § 1 9 0 3 ( a ) , ( g ) , ( j) , a n d 2 1 U .S .C . § 9 6 0 ( b ) ( 1 ) ( B ) ( ii) . H in c ap ie ha d be e n ac r e w m e m be ron aboa tt o w hi c h the C oa s tG ua r d l i nke d 133 ba l e s of c oc a i ne . T he C oa s tG ua r d ha d a l s o f ound e vi de nc e of

c oc a i ne on the c r e w m e m b e r s ’ c lo th in g . H in c ap ie p le d g u ilty to th e c h a r g e s a g a in s t h im . H i nc api e ha d aba s e of

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c oc a i ne . S e e U . S . S . G . § 2D 1. 1( c ) ( 1) ( 2003) . H e r e c e i ve d atw ol evel re du ct i on un der U . S . S . G . § 2 D 1. 1(b)(6) and a three -l evel re du ct i on un der U . S . S . G . § 3E 1. 1. W i th at ot a l of f e ns e l e ve l of

33 a nd c r i m i na l hi s t ory c a t e gory of I, the appl i cabl e gui del i ne ra ng e w as 13 5-16 8 m on ths i m pri sonm ent . T he di stri ctTh e c o urtre l i edo nth e P S Ica l cu l at i o n s fr o mth e o ri gin als ent en ci n g h eari n g. 1 3 c o u r t s e n te n c e d H in c ap ie to 1 3 5 m o n th s . H in c ap ie ap p e a le d , a n d w e a f f irm e d h is se nt ence i n p art , bu tvaca t ed and rem anded for re- se nt enci ng i n l i gh tof U ni t ed S t at es v. B oo ker, 54 3 U . S . 22 0, 12 5 S . C t . 73 8 (20 05 ). D ur i ng the r e - s e nt e nc i ng he a r i ng, H i nc api e i ndi c a t e d tha tthe onl y i s s ue 1 be f or e the c our tw a s the de t e rm i na t i on of a n appr opr i a t e s e nt e nc e i n l i ghtof the § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) f

a c to r s . H e a r g u e d th a t, a f te rB o o k e r , th e c o u r t c o u ld c o n s id e rs p e c if ic of f e nde rc ha r a c t e r i s t i c s i tha d notpr e vi ous l y be e n abl e t o c ons i de ri n de t e rm i ni ng the s e nt e nc e . H e poi nt e d outtha t( 1) he w a s y oung, ( 2) he ha d al i m i t e d e duc a t i on, ( 3) he ha d thr e e daught e r s , ( 4) thi s w a s hi s f i r s ts uc h of

f e ns e , ( 5) he ha d no pr i or re cord, and (6) he t oo k p arti n the sc hem e bec ause he w as havi ng fi nanci al p r o b le m s . H e f

u r th e ra s s e r te d th a t, u n d e r1 8 U .S .C . § 3 6 6 1 , th e r e w a s n o lim it to th e in f o rm a tio n th e c o u r t c o u ld c o n s id e rr e g a r d in g h is c h a r a c te ra n d c o n d u c t. T he gove rnm e ntur ge d the c our tt o i m pos e as e nt e nc e w i thi n the gui de l i ne r a nge , a nd, i n l i ghtof

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drugs i nvol ve d, the ne e d t o s e nt e nc e the de f e nda ntc ons i s t e nt l y a nd a voi d unw a rr a nt e d s e nt e nc i ng di spar i t i es , the courtshou l d sent ence H i ncapi e t o 1 35 m on ths. T he courti nd i ca t ed tha ti tha d r e vi e w e d the P S I “ c ons i s t e ntw i th a n a dvi s ory gui de l i ne r a nge , a nd c ons i de r [ e d] the s t a tut ory s e nt e nc i ng f a c t or s s e tf

or th i n 3553( a ) . ” R 4 a t14. T heAlthough H incapie invoke s 18 U.S.C. § 3661, that st atute only provides that “[n]o li mitation 2 shall be plac ed on the infor mation co n ce rn ing thebackground, cha racter a nd conduct of

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4 c our tobs e rve d tha t( 1) H i nc api e w a s be i ng “ he l d a c c ount abl e f orove r2600 ki l og ra m s of c ocai ne; ” ( 2) the charged offe nse w as “ qu i t e s er i ou s” ; and (3) a

“ l engthy” s ent ence w as “ no ton l y r equi re d, bu tapprop ri at e t o d et ersi m i l ar c o n d u c t.” I d . a t 1 4 - 1 5 . T h e c o u r t th e n s e n te n c e d H in c ap ie to 1 3 5 m o n th s in pr i s on. O n ap p e a l, H in c ap ie a r g u e s th a t th e d is tr ic t c o u r t d id n o t ap p r o p r ia te ly c o n s id e rth e f

a c to r s p r o v id e d in 1 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) in d e te rm in in g h is s e n te n c e . H e a l s o c ont e nds tha tthe c our tf a i l e d t o c ons i de rthe f

a c t or s s e touti n c hapt e r5H of the s e nt e nc i ng gui de l i ne s a nd 18 U . S . C . § 3661. 2 I I . DI S CUS S I ON W e r ev iew th e d istrict co u rt’s in terp re tati o n o f th e g u id elin es d e n o v o an d “a de f e nda nt ’ s ul t i m a t e s e nt e nc e f orr e a s onabl e ne s s . ” U ni t e d S t a t e s v. W i l l i a m s , 435 F . 3d 13 50 , 13 53 (11th C i r. 20 06 ) ( per c uri am ). In i m po si ng a s ent ence af t er B ooke r , ac our tm us tf

i r s tc ons ul tthe gui de l i ne s a nd c orr e c t l y c a l c ul a t e the gu i del i ne ra ng e. U ni t ed S t at es v. T al l ey , 43 1 F . 3d 78 4, 78 6 (11 th C i r. 20 05 ) ( per curi am ). T he courtm ustthen con si der the fa ct ors provi ded i n 1 8 U . S . C . § 3 55 3(a) , w h ic h in c lu d e :5

( 1) the na tur e a nd c i r c um s t a nc e s of the of f e ns e a nd the hi s t ory a nd c h a r a c te r is tic s o f

th e d e f e n d a n t; ( 2 ) th e n e e d [ f

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th e o f f e n s e , t o p r o m o t e r e s p e c tf o rth e l a w, a nd t o pr ovi de j us tpuni s hm e ntf orthe of f e ns e ; ( 3) the ne e d f

or de t e rr e nc e ; ( 4) the ne e d t o pr ot e c tthe publ i c ; ( 5) the ne e d t o pr ovi de the de f e nda ntw i th ne e de d e duc a t i ona l orvoc a t i ona l tr a i ni ng or m e di c a l c a r e ; ( 6) the ki nds of s e nt e nc e s a va i l abl e ; ( 7) the S e nt e nc i ng G ui de l i ne s r a nge ; ( 8) pe r t i ne ntpol i c y s t a t e m e nt s of the S e nt e nc i ng C o m m i ssi o n ; (9 ) th e n eed t o av o i d u n w an t ed sen t en ci n g d i sp ari t i es; an d (1 0 ) th e n eed t o p ro v i d e rest i tu t i o n t o v i ct i m s. T a l l e y , 431 F . 3d a t786 ( c i t i ng 18 U . S . C . § 3553( a ) ) . T he di s tr i c tc our tne e d not e x p lic itly d is c u s s e a c h f a c to r . U n ite d S ta te s v . S c o tt, 4 2 6 F .3 d 1 3 2 4 , 1 3 2 9 ( 1 1 th C i r . 2005) . “ [ A ] c know l e dgm e ntby the di s tr i c tc our ttha ti tha s c ons i de r e d the defe nd ant ’ s argum ent s and the fa ct ors i n sec t i on 35 53 (a ) i s s uffi ci entun der B ooke r . ” T a l l e y , 431 F . 3d a t786. H e r e , the r e c or d r e f

l e c t s tha tthe di s tr i c tc our tpr ope r l y c ons i de r e d the § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) f

a c to r s in d e te rm in in g H in c ap ie ’s s e n te n c e . T h e c o u r t n o t o n ly a c k n o w le d g e d th a t it h a d c o n s id e r e d th e f a c to r s , b u t it a ls o s p e c if ic a lly n o te d its b e lie f th a t, in lig h t o f

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th e o f f e n s e , w h ic h it d e s c r ib e d a s “q u ite s e r i ous , ” al e ngthy s e nt e nc e w a s “ appr opr i a t e t o de t e rs i m i l a rc onduc t . ” R 4 a t14- 15 . A cc ordi ng l y, w e f

i nd no error.6 I I I . CONCL US I ON H i nc api e appe a l s the 135- m onth s e nt e nc e i m pos e d by the di s tr i c tc our tupon p o s t- B o o k e rr e - s e n te n c in g . B e c au s e w e c o n c lu d e th a t th e d is tr ic t c o u r t p r o p e r ly consi dere d the § 3 55 3(a) fa ct ors i n d et erm i ni ng H i ncapi e’ s s ent ence , w e AF F I RM .