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r e d R os e appe a l s hi s 188- m onth s e nt e nc e f orpos s e s s i on2

w ith in te n t to d is tr ib u te 5 g r a m s o rm o r e o f c r a c kc o c a in e in v io la tio n o f 2 1 U .S .C . § 841( a ) ( 1) . R os e 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 m i ni m um s e nt e nc e of

188 m onths , a c c or di ng t o the G ui de l i ne s r a nge , i m pos e d by the di s tr i c tc ourti s gr e a t e rtha n ne c e s s a ry t o c om pl y w i th the purpos e s of 18 U . S . C . § 3 5 5 3 (a). S p eci fi cal l y, R o se arg u es th atth e d i stri ctco u rt , i n d en yi n g R o se a d o w n w ar d v ar ian ce , i m p o se d a s en ten ce th at w as to o g re at in li g h t o f R o se ’s pos t - c onvi c t i on a nd pr e - s e nt e nc e r e habi l i t a t i on. R os e a r gue s tha tthe m i ni m um G ui de l i ne s e nt e nc e of

188 m onths “ i s t a nt a m ountt o puni s hi ng [ R os e ] f orhi s s t a tus as a d ru g ad d i ct , ” rath er th an fo r h i s cri m es. T hi s c ourtr e vi e w s the f i na l s e nt e nc e i m pos e d by the di s tr i c tc ourtf or r e a s o n ab le n e s s . U

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i ni nge ar , 42 2 F . 3d 12 41 , 12 44 -45 (11 th C i r. 2 0 0 5 ) . S p e c if

ic a lly , th e d is tr ic t c o u rt m u s t im p o s e as e n te n c e th a t is b o th p r o c e d u r a lly a n d s u b s tan tiv e ly r e a s o n ab le . G al l v. U ni ted Stat es , 552 U . S . ___, 1 2 8 S . C t. 5 8 6 , 5 9 7 ( 2 0 0 7 ) ; U ni te d State s v . H

unt , 4 5 9 F .3 d 1 1 8 0 , 1 1 8 2 n .3 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ) . T h e S u p r e m e C o u rt h a s e x p la in e d th a t as e n te n c e m a y b e p r o c e d u r a lly unr e a s onabl e i f

the di s tr i c tc ourti m pr ope r l y c a l c ul a t e s the gui de l i ne i m pr i s onm e nt r a n g e , tr e a ts th e G u id e lin e s a s m a n d a to ry , f a ils to c o n s id e rth e ap p r o p r ia te s ta tu to ry f

a c to r s , b a s e s th e s e n te n c e o n c le a r ly e rr o n e o u s f a c ts , o rf a ils to a d e q u a te ly e x p la in its r e a s o n in g . G a ll 552 U . S . a t___, 128 S . C t . a t597. T he3

S u p r e m e C o u rt h a s e x p la in e d th a t th e s u b s ta n tiv e r e a s o n ab le n e s s o f as e n te n c e is r e v ie w e d u n d e ra n ab u s e - o f - d is c r e tio n s ta n d a r d . I

d. Ithas s ug gest ed thatre vi ew f ors ubs t a nt i ve r e a s onabl e ne s s unde rthi s s t a nda r d i nvol ve s i nqui r i ng w he the rthe s ta tu to ry f

a c to r s in § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) s u p p o rt th e s e n te n c e in q u e s tio n . I d. T h is c o u rt's r e a s o n ab le n e s s r e v ie w is d e f e r e n tia l a n d r e q u ir e s th is c o u rt to

“ e va l ua t e w he the rthe s e nt e nc e i m pos e d by the di s tr i c tc ourtf a i l s t o a c hi e ve the pu rposes of se nt enci ng as st at ed i n 3 55 3(a) . ” U ni ted Stat es v. T

al ley , 431 F . 3d 784, 788 ( 11th C i r . 2005) . T he pa rty c ha l l e ngi ng the s e nt e nc e “ be a r s the bur de n of e s t abl i s hi ng tha tthe s e nt e nc e i s unr e a s onabl e i n l i ghtof both [ the ] r e c or d a nd the fa ct ors i n sec t i on 35 53 (a ). ” I d. In arri vi ng ata r ea sonabl e s ent ence , the di stri ct c o u rt is r e q u ir e d to c o n s id e rth e f a c to r s s e t o u t in § 3 5 5 3 ( 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 a nd the hi s t ory a nd ch aract eri st i cs o f th e d efen d an t ; (2 ) th e n eed t o refl ectth e seri o u sn ess o f th e o ffen se, t o p ro m o t e resp ectfo r th e l aw , an d t o p ro v i d e j u st p u n is h m e n t f

o rth e o f f e n s e ; ( 3 ) th e n e e d f

o rd e te rr e n c e ; ( 4 ) th e n e e d to prot ec tthe pu bl i c; (5) the need t o p rovi de the defendantw i th n ee ded e duc a t i ona l orvoc a t i ona l tr a i ni ng orm e di c a l c a r e ; ( 6) the ki nds of s e nt e nc e s a va i l abl e ; ( 7) the S e nt e nc i ng G ui de l i ne s r a nge ; ( 8) pe rt i ne nt p o lic y s ta te m e n ts o f

th e S e n te n c in g C o m m is s io n ; ( 9 ) th e n e e d to4

a voi d unw a nt e d s e nt e nc i ng di s pa r i t i e s ; a nd ( 10) the ne e d t o pr ovi de r e s titu tio n to v ic tim s . T al ley , 4 3 1 F .3 d a t 7 8 6 ( c itin g 1 8 U .S .C . 3 5 5 3 ( a ) ) . I n c o n s id e r in g th e § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) f a c to r s a n d e x p la in in g th e r e a s o n in g b e h in d its choi ce of se nt ence , w e have hel d thatthe di stri ctcourtneed no tdi sc uss or s t at e that it h a s e x p lic itly c o n s id e r e d e a c h f a c to ro f § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) . T

al ley , 4 3 1 F .3 d a t 7 8 6 . Inst ea d, w e have hel d thatan expl i ci tac kn ow l edgm entthatthe di stri ctcourthas c o n s id e r e d th e d e f

e n d an t's a r g u m e n ts a n d th e § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) f a c to r s w ill s u f

f ic e . U n ite d S ta te s v . Sc o tt , 4 2 6 F .3 d 1 3 2 4 , 1 3 2 9 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) ; see a l so R i ta v. U ni ted Stat es , 551 U . S . __, 127 S . C t . 2456, 2469 ( 2007) ( hol di ng tha tthe d efen d an t ' s sen t en ce w as reaso n ab l e w h en th e d i stri ctco u rtco n si d ered th e p art i es' ar gu m ent s and prov i ded a rea soned b as i s f or i t s c ho i ce of se nt ence ). H er e, base d o n o ur re vi ew of the re cord, w e c on cl ud e thatR ose’ s s ent ence w a s notpr oc e dur a l l y unr e a s onabl e be c aus e the di s tr i c tc ourthe a r d s t a t e m e nt s of the pa rt i e s , c ons i de r e d R os e ’ s hi s t ory c ont a i ne d i n the pr e - s e nt e nc e i nve s t i ga t i ve r e p o rt, an d c o n s id e r e d th e f a c to r s s e t o u t in § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) . See Sc o tt , F . 3d a t1329; H unt 4 5 9 F .3 d a t 1 1 8 2 n .3 ; G a ll 5 5 2 U. S . a t___ , 1 2 8 S . C t . a t5 9 7 . Mo r e o v e r , we c o n c lu d e f

r o m th e r e c o r d th a t R o s e 's s e n te n c e w a s n o t s u b s ta n tiv e ly u n r e a s o n ab le be c aus e the di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on i n s e nt e nc i ng hi m a tthe l ow5

e n d o f th e ap p lic ab le g u id e lin e r a n g e g iv e n h is c r im in a l h is to ry a n d r e c id iv is m . See 1 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) ; G a ll 5 5 2 U. S . a t___ , 1 2 8 S . C t . a t5 9 7 . Ac c o r d i n g l y , we af fi rm R ose’ s s ent ence . AF F I RME D.