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Je vo n St rayhor n ap pe al s hi s 57 -m on th se nt en c e, fo ll owi ng a gu il ty pl ea, to be in g a fel on in po ss es si on of a fir e a r m. S t r ayho rn co nt en ds th e di st ric t co ur t 1
pr oc ed ur al ly erre d by fai li ng to ad eq ua te ly ex pl ai n why it di d no t ta ke hi s su gg es ti on to se nt en ce hi m be lo w th e Gui de li ne s ran ge , an d in st ead se nt en ced hi m to th e to p of th e 46 to 57 -m on t h r a n ge

. St rayhor n fu rth er co nt en ds th at th e se nt en ce was
su bs ta nt iv el y

un reas on ab le . W e d is ag ree o n b ot h c ou nt s.

In rev ie win g St rayhor n's se nt en ci ng ch al le ng e, we fir st en su re th at th e di st ric t

co ur t co m

m it te d no si gn ifi can t pr oc ed ur al e r r o r, whi ch wou ld in cl ud e fai li ng to

su ffi ci en tl y ex pl ai n it s se nt en ce. U n i t e d S t a te s v. Bri dg es , 56 9 F.3 d 37 4, 37 8 (8 th Ci r. 20 09 ). If th e se nt en ce is pr oc ed ur al ly so un d, we ev al ua te th e s u b st an ti ve
reas on ab le ne ss of th e se nt en ce un de r an ab us e-o f-d is cret io n st an da rd . Id

. Fu rth er,
a se nt en ce i m

po se d wi th in th e cal cu la te d Gui de li ne s ra ng e is pre su m ed reas on ab le

. Uni te d St at es v. Park er, 87 1 F.3 d 59 0, 60 8 (8 th Ci r. 20 17 ). The pr es um pt io n m ay be reb ut te d, bu t it is th e de fen da nt 's bu rd en to do so

. Uni te d St at es v. Herra -Herra , 86 0 F.3 d 1 12 8, 1 13 2 (8 th Cir . 20 17 ).

The di st ric t co ur t di d no t err pr oc ed ur al ly be cau se it ex pl ai ne d it s reas on s for th e ch os en se nt en ce. Our rev ie w of th e reco rd in di cat es th at th e di st ric t co ur t was no t

The Hon or ab le Ro nn ie L. W hi te , Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e East ern 1 Dis tri ct of M is so ur i.
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-i n c l i n ed to gi ve St rayhor n a be lo w-ran ge se nt en ce gi ve n hi s hi st or y of reci di vi s m,

in cl ud in g th e fact th at he co m m it te d th e cu rren t of

fen se whi le on su pe rv is ed rel eas e 2 fro m a pr ev io us fed eral fel on -in -p os se ss io n co nv ic ti on

. The di st ric t co ur t ex pl ai ne d th e se nt en ce well en ou gh th at we can di sc ern on ap pe al why th e di st ric t co ur t ch os e th e se nt en ce th at it di d. See Uni te d St at es v. Ch av arri a-Ort iz , 82 8 F.3 d 66 8, 67 1 (8 th Ci r. 20 16 ) ("[ W ]here a m at te r is co nc ep tu al ly si m pl e, an d th e reco rd m ak es cl ear th at th e se nt en ci ng jud ge co ns id ered th e ev id en ce an d arg um en ts , th e la w do es no t req ui re th e jud ge to writ e o r s a y m or e."). Nor ha s St rayhor n reb ut te d th e pr es um pt io n th at hi s wi th in -Gu id el in es -ran ge sen te nc e is reas on ab le . Accor di ng ly, we affi rm

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In de ed , St rayhor n was gi ve n a co ns ecu ti ve rev oc at io n se nt en ce of 15 m on th s 2 i n pr is on on th e sa m e da y th at hi s fel on -in -p os se ss io n se nt en ce was im po s e d

. Alt ho ug h S tra yho rn ap pe ars to ha ve fil ed an ap pe al in bo th cas es an d was ass ig ne d two cas e n um

be rs , in bri efi ng he on ly chal le ng es th e 57 -m on th fel on -in -p os se ss io n se nt en ce. -3

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