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_________________________ ( O c t ob e r 23, 2007) B efo re C A RN E S , B A R K E T T an d P R Y O R , C i rcu i tJu d g es. P E R C U R I A M: T yr on e A ntho ny John son app ea l s the se venty m on th p ri son sent ence2

i m po se d o n h i m by the di stri ctcourtaf t erhe pl ea ded g ui l ty t o p osse ss i ng a f i re arm a s ac o n v ic te d f

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1 8 U .S .C . § 9 2 2 ( g ) ( 1 ) . H e c o n te n d s th a t h is s e nt e nc e , w hi c h w a s the l ow e s ti n the gui de l i ne r a nge , w a s both pr oc e dur a l l y a nd subst ant i vel y unrea sonabl e bec ause the di stri ctcourtfa i l ed t o p roperl y c on si der sp eci fi c m i t i g at i n g ci rcu m st an ces. Jo h n so n al so arg u es th atth e i n crease in h i s b ase of f e ns e l e ve l due t o apr e vi ous r obbe ry c onvi c t i on y i e l de d a s e nt e nc e tha tw a s t oo hars h g i ven h i s m i ni m al part i ci pat i on i n thatrobb ery. F i nal l y, John son ass ert s that h is yo u th , reg re t, an d d es ire to su p p o rt h is in fa n t so n m ak e th e d istrict co u rt’s re fusa l t o aw ar d h i m a dow nw ar d v ar i ance un re as on abl e. W e r e vi e w the f

i na l s e nt e nc e i m pos e d by the di s tr i c tc our tf or r e a s o n ab le n e s s . U n ite d S ta te s v . W in in g e a r , 4 2 2 F .3 d 1 2 4 1 , 1 2 4 5 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) . O urr e vi e w f

orr e a s onabl e ne s s i s de f e r e nt i a l . U ni t e d S t a t e s v. T hom a s , 446 F . 3d 1 3 4 8 , 1 3 5 1 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ) . U nr e a s onabl e ne s s m a y be pr oc e dur a l , s uc h a s oc c ur s w he n the pr oc e dur e the di s tr i c tc our tus e d doe s notm e e tthe r e qui r e m e nt s f ound i n U ni t e d S t a t e s v. B o o k e r , 5 4 3 U .S . 2 2 0 , 1 2 5 S . C t. 7 3 8 ( 2 0 0 5 ) , o rit m a y b e s u b s ta n tiv e in n a tu r e . S ee U ni t ed S t at es v. H un t , 45 9 F . 3d 11 80 , 11 82 n. 3 (11 th C i r. 20 06 ). A ft er B ooke r , adi s tr i c tc our t , i n de t e rm i ni ng ar e a s onabl e s e nt e nc e , m us tc ons i de rthe c o rr e c t l y c a l c u l a t e d a d v i s o ry g u i d e l i n e r a n g e a n d th e f a c t o r s s e tf

o r th i n 1 8 U . S. C.3

§ 3 55 3(a) . U ni t ed S t at es v. V al no r, 45 1 F . 3d 74 4, 74 9 (11 th C i r. 20 06 ). A ft er corr ec t l y c al cul at i ng the advi sorygu i del i ne ra ng e, the di stri ctcourtm ayi m po se a m or e s e ve r e orl e ni e nts e nt e nc e , s o l ong a s the r e s ul t i ng s e nt e nc e i s r e a s onabl e . I d. at75 0. “ [T ] here i s ara ng e of r ea sonabl e s ent ence s f rom w hi ch the di stri ctcourt m a y c h o o s e [ ,]” a n d th e b u r d e n o f e s tab lis h in g th a t th e s e n te n c e is u n r e a s o n ab le in l i ghtof the r e c or d a nd the § 3553( a ) f a c t or s l i e s w i th the pa r ty c ha l l e ngi ng the se nt ence . U ni t ed S t at es v. T al l ey , 43 1 F . 3d 78 4, 78 8 (11 th C i r. 20 05 ). H er e, John son’ s s ent ence w as procedural l y r ea sonabl e bec ause the di stri ct courtcorr ec t l y c al cul at ed the gu i del i ne ra ng e a nd i nd i ca t ed thati thad con si dere d th e fact o rs setfo rth i n § 3 5 5 3 (a). T h e sev en ty-m o n th sen t en ce w as al so subst ant i vel y r ea sonabl e. W e not e thatthe se nt ence i m po se d w as atthe very b o tto m o f

th e a d v is o ry r a n g e , a n d “o r d in a r ily w e w o u ld e x p e c t as e n te n c e w ith in th e G u i d el i n es ran g e t o b e reaso n ab l e. ” T al l ey, 4 3 1 F . 3 d at7 8 8 . A d d i t i o n al l y, gi ven the fr equency of J oh nson ’ s pas tcr i m i nal cond uctand h i s app ar entdi sr egar d f orthe rul e of

l a w , the di s tr i c tc our t ’ s de t e rm i na t i on tha ta s e nt e nc e w i thi n the gui de l i ne r a nge w a s ne c e s s a ry t o pr ot e c tthe publ i c r e pr e s e nt s a thought f ul w e ig h in g o f

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o r e , J o h n s o n h a s n o t m e t h is b u r d e n to show hi s s ent ence atthe l ow es tpo i nti n the gu i del i ne ra ng e i s unrea sonabl e. AF F I RME D.