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

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t he U n i t ed S t ates P arol e C om m i ssi on R egi st erN o. 69174- 079 B ef ore R E AV L E Y , SM ITH , an d D E N N IS, C i rcui tJu dg es . P E R C U R IA M: * R ol an do R om ero, a U n i t ed S t ates cit i zen con vi ct ed i n a M exi can courtof tr a n s p o r ta tio n o f m a r iju a n a , w a s tr a n s fe r r e d to th e U n ite dS ta te s to s e rv e h is s e n te n ce . H e p e tition s fo r r e v iew of th e U n itedS ta te s P a ro le C o m m iss ion ’s d e t e r m in a t io n o f h is r e le a s e d a t e . R o m e r o a r g u e s th a tth e P a r o le C o m m is s io n ’s determ i n ati on w as substan t ive ly unr e as o nab l eb e c aus ether e l e as eda t ei s l on ger t h an n ecess ary t o a chi eve t h e sentenci n g goals of 18 U . S . C . § 3553 ( a) i n l i gh tof United States Court of App eals

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2 t he phy s i c ala bus e t hathe s uf fe r e d whi l e i m pr i s o ne d i n M e xi c o . W e D EN Y t he petit i on f

or th e f ol l ow i n g reasons: 1. W e r e vi e w t he Par o l e Com m i s s i o n’ s de t e r m i nat i o n as if itha d b e e n a s e n te n c e im p o s e db yth e U n ite dS ta te s D is tr ic t C o u r t. Molano- G arza v. U.S . Pa ro leCo m m ’n , 9 6 5 F .2 d2 0 , 2 3 (5 th C ir . 1 9 9 2 ); seealso 1 8 U. S . C. § 4 1 0 6 A (b )(2 )(B ). T h e s u b s ta n tiv e re a s o n a b le n e s s o f as e n te n c e is r e v ie w e dfo ra n a b u s e o f d is c r e tio n . G allv. Un i t ed S t ate s , 128 S. C t . 586, 597 ( 200 7) . Th at a n a p p e l l ate c ou rt“ m i gh treasonab l y h ave con cl u ded t hata dif

fer ents ent enc e w as appropr i at e i s i nsuf f i c i entt o j ust if

y r eve r sa l of th e [P a role C om m i ssion ]. ” I d. 2. Th e P arol e C om m i ssi o n ’ s d e te rm i n ati on w as basedon the l ow endof t he c al c ul at e d g ui de l i ne s r ang e . Thehe ar i ng e xa m i ne rc o ns i de r e d the t r e at m e nto f

Rom e r o i n t he M e xi c an pr i s o n but c o nc l ude d t hatt he l o w e nd o f t h e g u id e li n e r a n g e w a s a n a p p r o p r ia t e s e n t e n c e b e c a u s e o f R o m e r o ’s c r i m i nalhi s t o r y o f

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s upe rvi s e d r e l e as e . The he ar i ng e xam i ne r ’ s s t at e m e nt s a nd reco m m e n da t i on t o t h e P arol e C om m i ssi on show t h at s h e exerci sed di scr et i on un der ad viso rygu i del i n es i n rec om m en di n g t h e rel ease date, w hi l e c o ns i de r i ng t he § 3 55 3( a) fac t o r s a nd the t o t ali t y o f t he c ir c u m s t a n c e s , in c lu d in gR o m e r o ’s a b u s e in p r is o n , th en a t u r e o f R o m e r o ’s of fen se, hi s cri m i n al h i st ory, an d hi s h i st ory of sub st an ce abu se and need fo rtr e a t m e n t . W e th e r e fo r e d e c li n e to d is t u rb th e P a r o le C o m m is s io n ’s d e te r m in a tio n a s u n r e a s o n a b le . S e eTh o r p ev . U.S . Pa ro leCo m m ’n , 902 F 2 d2 9 1 , 2 9 2 (5 th C ir . 1 9 9 0 ); Ca la b r iav . U. S . Pa ro leCo m m ’n , 227 F . A p p ’ x3 3 6 , 3 3 8 (5t h C ir. 2 0 0 7 ). P ET I T I ON D ENI ED .