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re vo ca t i on of hi s s up ervi se d rel ea se , pu rs uantt o 1 8 U . S . C . § 3 58 3(e) . E spi no za a r gue s on appe a l tha thi s s e nt e nc e i s unr e a s onabl e be c aus e the di s tr i c tc ourt“ ga ve u n d u e c o n s id e r a tio n to th e g u id e lin e s a n d e s s e n tia llyd is r e g a r d e d o th e r[ 1 8 U .S .C .] § 3 55 3(a) fa ct ors. ” F ac t ors t o w hi ch the courtshou l d h ave gi ven sub st ant i al consi dera t i on , ac cordi ng t o E spi no za , ar e: (1) thathe re turned t o the U ni t ed S t at es a f t e rhi s de port a t i on t o V e ne z ue l ai n or de rt o r e tr i e ve hi s w i f e , c hi l dr e n a nd m othe r ; a nd ( 2) tha tthe 35- m onth s e nt e nc e f orunl a w f

ul r e - e ntryt ook i nt o a c c ount th e f a c t th a t h e h a d v io la te d s u p e rv is e d r e le a s e . E s p in o z aa r g u e s , w ith r e g a r d to thi s l as tpo i nt , thatthe di stri ctcourt , by i m po si ng a c on se cut i ve se nt ence , pu ni shed hi m “ a s ec on d t i m e” for vi ol at i on of hi s s up ervi se d rel ea se . I n th e wa k e o f

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o rr e a s o n ab le n e s s . U ni t e d S t a t e s v. S w e e t i ng, 437 F . 3d 1105, 1106- 07 ( 11th C i r . 2006 ) . As we e xpl a i ne d i n S w e e t i ng: U n d er 1 8 U . S . C . § 3 5 8 3 (e), a d i stri ctco u rtm ay, u p o n fi n d i n g b y a pr e ponde r a nc e of

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e nda ntha s vi ol a t e d a co n d i t i o n o f su p erv i sed rel ease, rev o k e th e t erm o f su p erv i sed rel ease and i m po se a t erm of i m pri sonm entaf t erconsi deri ng ce rt ai n fac t ors se tforth i n 1 8 U . S . C . § 3 55 3(a) . S ec t i on 35 53 (a ) provi des thatdi stri ct c ourt s i m pos i ng as e nt e nc e m us tf i r s tc ons i de r , i nt e ra l i a , ( 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 ; ( 2) the hi s t orya nd char ac t er i st i cs of the defendant ; (3) the need for the se nt ence t o ref l ec t the s e r i ous ne s s of

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a nd s e nt e nc i ng r a nge e s t abl i s he d bythe G ui de l i ne s , a nd i n the c a s e of a vi ol at i on of supervi se d rel ea se , the appl i cabl e G ui del i nes or pol i cy s ta te m e n ts is s u e d b yth e S e n te n c in g C o m m is s io n . S e e 1 8 U .S .C . § 35 53 (a ). Id. at11 07 . W hether at erm of i m pri sonm enti m po se d for a vi ol at i on of supervi se d r e le a s e is to b e s e rv e d c o n c u rr e n tlyo rc o n s e c u tiv e lyis “aq u e s tio n th a t [ 1 8 U .S .C .] § 3 5 8 4 (a) en tru st s t o th e [d i stri ct ] co u rt ' s d i scret i o n . ” U n i t ed S t at es v . Q u i n o n es, 1 3 6 F. 3 d 1 2 9 3 , 1 2 9 5 ( 1 1 th Ci r . 1 9 9 8 ) . Se e a l s o i d . ; U . S. S. G . , c h . 7 , p t . B, i ntr oduc t oryc om m e nt . T he gui de l i ne s r e c om m e nd tha t“ [ a ] nyt e rm of i m pri sonm enti m po se d u po n the re vo ca t i on of . . . supervi se d rel ea se . . . be se rved c ons e c ut i ve l yt o a nys e nt e nc e of i m pr i s onm e nttha tthe de f e nda nti s s e rvi ng, w he the rornotthe s e nt e nc e . . . be i ng s e rve d r e s ul t e d f r om the c onduc ttha ti s the b a s is o f th e r e v o c a tio n o f

. . . s u p e rv is e d r e le a s e .” U .S .S .G . § 7 B 1 .3 ( f ) ; U .S .S .G ., c h. 7, pt . B , i ntr oduc t oryc om m e nt( “ I ti s the pol i c yof the C om m i s s i on tha tthe s a nc t i on i m pos e d upon r e voc a t i on . . . be s e rve d c ons e c ut i ve l yt o a nyothe rt e rm of i m pr i s onm e nti m pos e d f ora nyc r i m i na l c onduc ttha ti s the ba s i s of the r e v o c a tio n .” ) . U p o n rev i ew o f th e sen t en ci n g tran scri p t , th e j u d g m en t , an d th e p art i es’ br i e f s , w e di s c e rn no r e ve r s i bl e e rr or . E s pi noz aa dm i tt e d tha the vi ol a t e d the c o n d itio n s o f

h is s u p e rv is e d r e le a s e ; th e r e f o r e th e d is tr ic t c o u rt a c te d w ith in its di sc re t i on w hen i tre vo ked h i s r el ea se . S ee 18 U . S . C . § 3 58 3(e) . T he di stri ct4

c ourts e nt e nc e d E s pi noz at o 10- m onths ’ i m pr i s onm e nt , w hi c h i s a tthe l ow e nd of the r e c om m e nde d G ui de l i ne i m pr i s onm e ntr a nge of 8 t o 14 m onths a nd w i thi n the s t a tu t o ry ma x i mu m s e n t e n c e f o raG r a d e B f

e l o n y . U . S. S. G . § 7 B1 . 4 ( a ) ; 1 8 U . S. C. § 3 58 3(e) . In do i ng so, i tadequat el y c on si dere d the § 3 55 3(a) fa ct ors i n arr i vi ng at E s pi noz a ' s s e nt e nc e , i nc l udi ng hi s c r i m i na l hi s t ory , hi s pr i orvi ol a t i ons of s u p e rv is e d r e le a s e , h is c o n d u c t w h ile ille g a llyin th e U n ite d S ta te s , a n d h is r e s p o n s ib ilityto h is f

a m ily . F u rth e rm o r e , th e d is tr ic t c o u rt a c te d w ith in its di sc re t i on w hen i ti m po se d a consecut i ve se nt ence . S ee Q ui no nes, 13 6 F . 3d at 1295. I n s um , E s pi noz a ' s 10- m onth c ons e c ut i ve s e nt e nc e w a s w i thi n the appl i cabl e s t atut ory m axi m um and the re com m ended g ui del i ne rang e, and w as r e a s o n ab le in lig h t o f

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