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B efo re: A L A R C Ó N , W . F L E T C H E R an d R A W L IN S O N , C i rcu i tJu d g es. A pp el l antB ry an S m i th (B ry an) c hal l enges hi s f i fty- four m on th p ri son t erm f ol l ow i ng hi s c onvi c t i on of one c ountof

m a i l f r aud. B ry a n c ont e nds tha tthe se nt ence abov e the re com m ended S ent enci ng G ui del i nes ( G ui del i nes) rang e w as s u b s ta n tiv e lyu n r e a s o n ab le b e c au s e th e d is tr ic t c o u rt im p r o p e r lyc o n s id e r e d h is le a d e r s h ip r o le in its a n a ly s is o f th e 1 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) f a c to r s . A p p e lla n t B r e tt S m ith ( B r e tt) c h a lle n g e s h is o n e h u n d r e d a n d tw e n ty - m o n th se nt ence fol l ow i ng hi s c on vi ct i on of on e c ou ntof m ai l fr aud. B re ttm ai nt ai ns that the di stri ctcourterre d i n d enyi ng a c on t i nu ance so thathe coul d add re ss the abov eG ui del i nes s ent ence i m po se d. B re ttal so cont ends thatthe abov e- G ui del i nes s e n te n c e w a s s u b s ta n tiv e lyu n r e a s o n ab le b e c au s e th e d is tr ic t c o u rt im p r o p e r ly em ph as i ze d the need for genera l det erre nce. W e a ff i rm the se nt ence s i m po se d as to b o th d e f

e n d a n ts . 1. In i t s co n si d erat i o n o f th e 1 8 U . S . C . § 3 5 5 3 (a) factors, th e d i stri ctco u rtw as notpr e c l ude d f

r om c ons i de r i ng B ry a n S m i th’ s l e a de r s hi p r ol e , a l though tha tf a c t or w a s a lr e a d ya c c o u n te d f o rin th e G u id e lin e s c o m p u ta tio n . See U ni ted Stat es v. O r lando , 55 3 F . 3d 12 35 , 12 39 (9th C i r. 20 09 ). In any e vent , the di stri ctcourt prop er l y r el i ed on se vera l fa ct ors i nd ependentof B ry an’ s l ea ders hi p rol e t o sup po rt3

a n ab o v e - G u id e lin e s s e n te n c e . Se e i d. ( “I t w a s th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s p r e r o g a tiv e to im p o se a s en ten ce b as ed o n th e to tali ty o f th e c ircu m stan ce s. T h e c o u rt’s c o n c lu s io n s w e r e r e a s o n ab le , s u b s ta n tia te d b yth e r e c o r d , a n d e v a lu a te d w ith c a r e f u l r e f e r e n c e to th e § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) f a c to r s .” ) ( c ita tio n s o m itte d ) . 2. B ec ause the di stri ctcourt ’ s s ent ence of B re ttS m i th w as a var i ance un der 18 U . S . C . § 3 55 3(a) ra ther than a departure f rom the G ui del i nes, the di stri ctcourt w a s n o t r e q u ir e d to c o n tin u e th e h e a r in g . See U n i ted S ta tes v. V

a n derw erf

h o rst , 576 F . 3d 929, 934- 35 ( 9th C i r . 2009) . M or e ove r , B r e tt ’ s c ouns e l ha d am e a ni ngf ul o p p o rtu n ityto a d d r e s s th e s e n te n c in g f a c to r s . See U

ni ted Stat es v. Cruz- P er ez , 567 F . 3 d 1 1 4 2 , 1 1 4 7 (9 th C i r. 2 0 0 9 ) (“ G ard en v ari ety co n si d erat i o n s o f cu l p ab i l i ty, c r i m i na l hi s t ory , l i ke l i hood of r e - of f e ns e , s e r i ous ne s s of

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orth s houl d notge ne r a l l yc om e a s as urpr i s e t o tr i a l l a w y e r s w ho have prepare d for se nt enci ng . ”) (c i t at i on om i tt ed).

3. B r e ttS m i th’ s s e nt e nc e w a s s ubs t a nt i ve l yr e a s onabl e . T he di s tr i c tc ourtdi d no ti m prop er l y e m ph as i ze generaldet erre nce i n i t s c on si dera t i on of the § 3 55 3(a) fact o rs, an d ap p ro p ri at el y “ t ai l o r[ed ] th e sen t en ce t o th e seri o u sn ess o f [B rett ’ s] cond uct. . . ” U

n i ted S ta tes v. Hi l

g ers , 560 F . 3d 944, 947 ( 9th C i r . 2009) ( c i t a t i on4

o m itte d ) ; se e al

so U ni ted Stat es v. G ut i errez- Sa nchez , 58 7 F . 3d 90 4, 90 8 (9th C i r. 2 0 0 9 ) , as am ended

( “A s n o te d , d e te rr e n c e w a s o n e f a c to rth e c o u rt c o n s id e r e d in d e te rm in in g th e s e n te n c e . C o n tr a ryto [ th e d e f e n d a n t’s ] c o n te n tio n , th e c o u rt d id no tgi ve thatfa ct or i m perm i ss i bl e w ei gh tor i gn ore or dow np l aythe other fa ct ors. ”) . AF F I RME D.