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2 sentence a presum pti on of reasonab l en ess becau se U . S . S . G . § 2L 1. 2 i s not e m pir i c all y ba s e d. H e c o nt e nds t hathi s se nt e nc e fail e d t o r e f l e c tt hathe ha d no pri ori m m i gr at i on c onvi c t i ons , t hathe di d notrea l i zehe fac ed s uch a hi gh s e nt e nc e , t hatt he l o nge s tse nt e nc e he had s e rve d w as t hr e e ye ar s , and thathe r e e nt e r e d thi s c o unt r y t o w o r k. S e r r a n o -M e z a ’ s c h a lle n g e to th 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 is fo r e c lo s e d . S ee Un ited S ta tes v . D u a rte , 5 6 9 F .3d5 2 8 , 5 2 9 -3 1 (5t h C ir. 2 0 0 9 ), cer t . den i ed , 2 0 0 9 W L 3 1 6 2 1 9 6 (O ct. 5 , 2 0 0 9 ) (N o . 0 9 -6 1 9 5 ); se e also Un i t ed S t ate s v. Mon d ragon - S an t i ago, 5 6 4 F .3 d35 7 , 3 6 6 -6 7 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ), c e r t . de ni e d, 2 0 0 9 W L 1 8 4 9 9 7 4 (O c t. 5 , 2 0 0 9 ) (N o . 0 8 -1 1 0 9 9 ). W e ha ve al s o r ej e c t e d the a r g u m e n t t h a t u s in gap r i o rc o n v ic tio n to in c r e a s e th e o ffe n s e le v e l a n din ca l cu l a ti n g crim i n a lh i stor yis i m p erm i ssible “ d ou b l e cou n ti n g.” S ee Un i t ed St at e sv . Cal ba t , 2 6 6 F .3d3 5 8 , 3 6 4 (5t h C ir. 2 0 0 1 ). S errano-M eza h as not r ebu t te d the p resum pti on t h at th e di st ri ctcourt sentenced h i m t o a reasonab l e, properl y cal cul ated w i t h i n - gu i del i n es s en t en ce. See Uni t e d St at e sv . Campo s - Maldo nado , 5 3 1 F .3 d3 3 7 , 3 3 8 (5 th C ir .), ce rt. d enie d , 1 2 9 S . C t. 3 2 8 (2 0 0 8 ); Un i t ed S t ate s v. A lon zo , 43 5 F . 3 d55 1 , 55 4 -55 ( 5 th Cir . 2 0 0 6 ) . T h e 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.