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- R i os app eal s t h e f i f t y- seven m on t h sentence i m posed fo llo w in gh is g u iltyp le a co n v ic t i o n fo rille g a l re e n tr yfo llo w in gd e p o r ta tio n in vi ol at i on o f

8 U . S . C . § 1326. H e c ont ends t hatt he s ent enc e w as gr eat ert han n e ce ss a ryto a cc o m p li sh th e se n te n cin gg o a ls se t for th in1 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 5 3 (a ), a n d , th u s , it w a s s u b s ta n tiv e lyu n r e a s o n a b le . Av a lo s -R io s co n c e d e s th a t t h is court ordi n ari l y ap pl i es a presum pti on of reasonab l en e ss to w i t h i n - gu i del i n es s e n te n c e s . Se eUni t e d St at e s v . Campo s - Maldo nado , 5 31 F . 3d 3 37, 3 38 ( 5th C i r. United States Court of App eals

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2 2 0 0 8 ), cer t . den i ed , 1 2 9 S . C t. 3 2 8 (2 0 0 8 ); Un i t ed Stat es v. G om ez- Herrera , 523 F . 3 d55 4 , 56 5 -66 ( 5 th C i r. 20 0 8 ), ce rt. den i ed , 1 29 S. Ct . 6 24 ( 20 08 ) . Ci t i ng Ki m brough v. Un i t ed S t ate s , 1 28 S. Ct . 55 8, 5 74 - 75 ( 20 07 ) , he c o nt e nds t hatt he presum pti on shou l d n otapp l y i n t h i s c ase becau se t h e sixteen- l evel e n h a n c e m e n t h e re c e iv e du n d e rU n ite dS ta te s S e n te n c in gG u id e lin e s § 2 L 1 .2 is n o t e m p ir ic a llys u p p o r te d . A v a lo s -R io s a r g u e s t h a t a lth o u g h ille g a l re e n tr yis a l ess seri ou s of

fen se t h an res i den t i al bu rgl ary, t h e f i f t y- seven m on t h sentence w as nea rly as long as the f ive- year sentence h e u l t i m ately receivedf or hi s pri or resi den t i albu rgl ary convic t i on . H e al so argues t h at t h e sen ten ce w as greater t han nece ss ar y t o de t erf urt herr ee nt r i es be c ause i tw oul d r equi r e hi m t o s erve farm o r e i m pr i s o nm e ntt han he ha d f o re i t he ro f

hi s t w o pr i o rc o nvi ct i on s. A l t h ou gh Avalos
- R i os argued i n t h e di stri ctcourtt h at a w i t h i n - gu i del i n es sentence w as t oo h arsh, h e di d not rai se hi s c u rrent em pi ri calargu m en t . Th u s, th is a r g u m e n t is re v ie w e dfo rp la in e r r o ro n ly . Se eCampos- Maldon ado , 531 F .3 da t 3 3 9 . The que s t i o n pr e s e nt e d i n Ki m br ough w as w he t he r “ a s e nt e nc e . . . o ut s i de t he g ui de l i ne s r ang e i s pe rs e unr e as o nab l e w he n i ti s bas e d on a di s ag r e e m e nt w i th the sen ten ci n g d i sp a ri ty for crack an dpo w d er co ca i n e offen ses . ” 1 2 8 S . C t. a t 5 6 4 (i n tern a lq u ota ti on m a rk s a n dcitati on o m i tted). S p ea k i n g sp ecif i ca l l y to t he c r ac k c oc ai ne G ui del i nes , t he C our t si m pl y r ul ed t hat “ i t w oul d not be an abuse of

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ora di st r i c tc our tt o co ncl ude w hen se nt enc i ng a par t i c ul ar def endantt hatt he c r ac k/pow derdi spar i t y yi el ds a s ent enc e ‘ gr eat ert han n ece ssa ry ’to ach i ev e § 3 5 5 3 (a)’ s p u rp ose s, e ve n in a m i n e-ru n cas e.” I d. at575. I n Ki m br ough , the C ou rtsaid nothi n g of t h e app l i cabi l i t y of

t h e presum pti on of rea son a b l en ess . M ore ov er, th e a p p ell a te p resu m p ti on ’ s con ti n u ed ap p l i ca b i l i ty t o § 2L1. 2 s e nt e nc e s i s s upp o r t e d b y t hi s c o ur t ’ s de c i s i o n i n Campo s - Maldo nado . T h e app el l ate pres u m pti on i s t h eref ore app l i cabl e i n t h i s c ase. T h e di st ri ctcourtconsi dered A valos
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- R ios’ s w i t h i n - gu i del i n es s e n te n c e is e n t i t l e d t o a p r e s u m p tio n o f r e a s o n a b le n e s s . S ee Campo s - Maldo nado , 5 3 1 F .3 da t 3 3 8 ; G om ez- Herrera , 523 F. 3d at565- 66. B ecau s eAvalo s - R i os has n otshow n t h at hi s s en t en ce i s un reasona bl e, he h as not s h o w n p la in e r r o r . Se eCampo s - Maldo nado , 5 31 F. 3d at 33 9. Ac c o r di ngly, t he 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.