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

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. S. C. § 132 6. H e ar gue s t hatt he di s t r i c tco ur tpr o c e dur all y e r r e d b y fail i ng t o expl ai n a deq u ately t h e n on - G u i del i n es sen t en ce. H e argu es t h at hi s s en t en ce w as s ubst ant ively u nre as onabl e bec ause t he s ent enc e w as i m pos ed arbi t r ar i l y, w i t ho utr e fe r e nc e t o t he i ns uf f i c i e nc y o f

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2 di s t r i c tco ur tfail e d t o m ak e fac t ualf i ndi ngs t o sup po r ti t s re l i anc e on anyo f t he 1 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 5 3 (a ) fa c to r s . T h i s c ou rtrevi ew s a di st ri ctcourt ’ s s en t en ci n g deci si on f or abu se of d is c r e tio n . G allv. Un i t ed S t ate s , 12 8 S
. C t. 58 6 , 59 7 ( 2 0 0 7 ); Un it edS tat e s v. C isn eros - G u t i errez , 51 7 F. 3d 75 1, 76 4 ( 5t h Ci r . 20 08 )
. Thi s c o urtf i rst det er m i nes w het hert he di st r i c tc our tc om m i t t ed any si gni f i cantpr oc edur al
e r r o r , s uc h a s fai l i ng t o e xp l ai n a de qua t e l y i t s de c i s i o n t o de vi at e f r o m t he G u id e lin e s ra n g e . G a ll , 128 S. C t
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error , t h i s c ou rtrevi ew s t h e sentence f or s u bstantive reasona bl en ess. I d. A l t hough G onzal ez - Lagu na preserved hi s obj ec t i on t o the s ubst ant ive r e as o nab l e ne s s o f

t he s e nt e nc e , he fail e d t o o bj e c ti n t he di st ri ctc o ur tt o t he di s t r i c tc o ur t ’ s e x p l a n a t i o n o f t he s e nt e nc e . Pl ai n e r r o rr e vi e w t he r e f o r e g o ve r ns th is is s u e . SeeUni t e d St at e s v. Mondrago n- Sa nt i ago , 564 F. 3d 357, 361 ( 5th C i r. 2 0 0 9 ), cert. den i ed , N o. 08-11099 , 200 9 W L 184 997 4 ( O ct
. 5, 200 9)
. To sh ow pl ai n e r r o r , t he ap pe l l ant m us t s ho w a f o r fe i t e d e r r o r t hat i s c l e ar o ro bv i o us a nd t h a t a ffe c ts h is s u b s ta n tia l rig h ts
. P u cket tv. Un i t ed S t ate s , 1 2 9 S. Ct
. 1423, 1 4 2 9 (20 0 9 ). The s e nt e nc i ng c o ur tm us ts t at e “t he r e as o ns f o ri t s i m posi t i o n o f

t he pa rt i cul ar sentence. ” 18 U
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. § 355 3(c)
. “T h e sentenci n g j u dg e shou l d set f ort h enou gh t o sat i sf y t h e a p pel l ate c ou rtt h at he ha s c on si dered the pa rt i es’
ar gum e nt s a nd h as a r e as o ne d b as i s f o re xe r c i s i ng hi s o w n l e ga lde c i s i o nm ak i ng a u th ority. ” R i t a v. Un i t ed S t ate s , 5 5 1 U .S
. 3 3 8 , 3 5 6 (20 0 7 ). T h e di st ri ctcourt ’ s expl an ati on ref l ect s thatthec o urte xp r e s s ly c o ns i de red th e § 3 5 5 3 (a ) fa c to r s . T h e d is tr ic t c o u r t’s s ta te m e n ts t h a t G o n z a le z -L a g u n ais

“ danger ous c om i ng bac k t o the [U ni t ed] St at es ” and t hat“you and Iknow t hat
on ce you serve t h i s t i m e, you are going t o t ry t o f i n d a w ay to c om e back, ” ref l ect t hatt he di st r i c t c our t c ons i der ed G onzal ez - Lagu na’ s hi st or y of vi ol entc r i m i nal be hav i ora nd r e pe at e d il l e ga lr e e nt r y i nt o t he U ni t e d St at e s , a s no t e d b y t he G o ve r nm e nta ts e nt e nc i ng andi n t he PSR, a s w e l la s t he ne e d t o pr ot ec tt heN o. 09- 50017

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. S ee 18 U
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. Th e di st ri ctcourtal so expl i cit l y st ated t hatt he s ent enc e w as c al c ul at ed t o det er G onzal ez - Lagu na f r om f ut ure c r i m i nal
a c tiv itya n dto e n s u r e th a t G o n z a le z -L a g u n au n d e r s to o dt h e s e r io u s n e s s o f h is of fens e. G onzal ez - Lagu na has no t sho w n t hat t he di st r i c t c our tc om m i t t ed c l ear o ro b v io u s e r r o rinits e x p la n a tio n o f th e n o n -G u id e lin e s s e n te n c e . G on zal ez- L agu n a’ s s en t en ce i s al so s u bstantivel y reasona bl e. I n l i gh tof G on zal ez- L agu n a’ s l on g h i st ory of vi ol en tcr i m es and hi s c on tin u e d fl ou t i n g of t h e l aw by ret u rni n g t o t h e U n i t ed S t ates desp i t e pri or r em ovals , he h as not sho w n t hat th e di st r i c tc our tabus ed it s di sc r et i on i n se nt enc i ng hi m t o 7 2
m on t h s i n pri son. F u rt h er, this cou rth as u ph el d vari an ces consi derab l y greater th a n th e in c r e a s e inG o n z a le z -L a g u n a ’ s s e n te n c e . S ee Un i t ed S t ate s v. B ran t ley , 537 F
. 3d347 , 348

- 50 ( 5th C i r. 200 8) ( af f i rm i n g a vari an ce f

rom t h e G u i del i n es m a x im u m of 5 1 m o n th s to a se n te n ce o f 18 0 m o n th s); Uni t e d St at e s v . Saldana , 427 F. 3d 298, 312- 13 ( 5t h C i r . 2005) (uph ol di ng t he i m pos i t i on of c ons ec ut ive se n te n ce s th a t effe ctu a llyq u a d ru p ledth e m a x im u m G u id e li n e s s e n te n ce ); Un itedS ta tes v. S m ith , 4 1 7 F. 3 d4 8 3 , 4 9 2

- 9 3 ( 5 t h Ci r . 2 0 0 5 ) ( a f f i r m i ngan i ncr eas e f

r om t he G ui del i nes m axi m um of 41 m ont hs t o as ent enc e of 120
m o n th s). G onzal ez - Lagu na has no ts how n t hatt he d i st r i c tc our t i m pos ed an u n r e a s o n a b le s e n te n c e . * * * Ac c o r d i n g l y , 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.