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pl e a di ng gui l ty t o tw o c ount s of c ons pi r a c y t o c om m i tr obbe r y a nd tw o c ount s of robb ery i n v i ol at i on of the H ob bs A ct . S ee 18 U . S . C . § 1 95 1(a) . G uzm an ar gu es thatthe di stri ctcourterre d w hen i tre fuse d t o g ra nta dow nw ar d d epar ture, se e U ni t e d S t a t e s S e nt e nc i ng G ui de l i ne s § 2A 1. 1 c m t . n. 2( B ) ( N ov. 2005) , a nd im p o s e d a n u n r e a s o n a b le s e n te n c e . W e a f f ir m . G uzm an ar gu es thatthe di stri ctcourtw rong l y r ef used t o g ra nta dow nw ar d departure. W e l ac k j uri sdi ct i on t o revi ew the di sc re t i on ary r ef usal of a di stri ct courtt o g ra nta dow nw ar d d epar ture unl es s the di stri ctcourterroneou sl y bel i eved thati tw as w i tho utautho ri ty t o d epar tfr om the advi sory G ui del i nes r ange. U ni t ed S ta te s v . N o r r is , 4 5 2 F .3 d 1 2 7 5 , 1 2 8 2 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ) . T h e e x te n s iv e a n a ly s is prov i ded b y the di stri ctcourti n rea chi ng i t s dec i si on es t abl i shes thatthe di stri ct courtun ders t oo d i t s aut ho ri ty t o d epar tdo w nw ar d, bu tdecl i ned t o exerci se that a u th o r ity . W e a r e w ith o u t ju r is d ic tio n to r e v ie w th a t d e c is io n . G uz m a n a l s o a r gue s tha thi s s e nt e nc e i s unr e a s ona bl e . H e a r gue s tha tthe d i stri ctco u rtv i o l at ed th e “ co n cep to f ad v i so ry g u i d el i n es” b y req u i ri n g d efen se coun se l t o exp l ai n w hy the chara ct er i st i cs of the defendantw arra nt ed a s ent ence be l ow the G ui de l i ne s r a nge . G uz m a n a l s o c ont e nds tha thi s s e nt e nc e , w hi c h i s 13 y e a r s l onge rtha n the s e nt e nc e of hi s c o- de f

e nda nt , f a i l e d t o a c hi e ve the goa l of a v o id in g s e n te n c in g d is p a r itie s . S e e 1 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) ( 6 ) . W e d is a g r e e .3

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orr e a s ona bl 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 a l l e y , 431 F . 3d 784, 788 ( 11th C i r . 2005) . “ [ T ] he pa r ty w ho c ha l l e nge s the s e nt e nc e be a r s the bu rden of es t abl i shi ng thatthe se nt ence i s unrea sonabl e i n the l i gh tof bo th [the] r e c or d a nd the f

a c t or s i n s e c t i on 3553( a ) . ” I d. “ W he n w e r e vi e w a s e nt e nc e f or r e a s o n a b le n e s s , w e d o n o t, a s th e d is tr ic t c o u r t d id , d e te r m in e th e e x a c t s e n te n c e to be i m po se d. ” I d. “ W e m usteval uat e w hether the se nt ence i m po se d b y the di stri ct c o u r t f a ils to a c h ie v e th e p u rp o s e s o f s e n te n c in g a s s ta te d in s e c tio n 3 5 5 3 ( a ) .” I d .

“ [W ] hen t he di stri ctcourti m po se s ase nt ence w i thi n the advi sory G ui del i nes r a n g e , w e o r d in a r ily w ill e x p e c t th a t c h o ic e to b e a r e a s o n a b le o n e .” I d . G uz m a n’ s s e nt e nc e of

600 m onths of

i m pr i s onm e ntw a s r e a s ona bl e . T he se nt ence w as w i thi n t he advi sory G ui del i nes r ange and b el ow the st atut ory m a xi m um s e nt e nc e . B oth the s e nt e nc i ng or de ra nd the tr a ns c r i ptof the s e nt e nc i ng hear i ng es t abl i sh thatthe di stri ctcourtse nt ence d G uzm an, as the “ di re ct pe rpe tr a t or ” of

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G uz m a n’ s a r gum e nt s i n f a vor o f m itig a tio n , th e G u id e lin e s , a n d th e s e n te n c in g f a c to r s o f s e c tio n 3 5 5 3 ( a ) . G u z m a n ’s s e n te n c e is AF F I RME D.