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w i th i nt entt o d i stri bu t e f i ve ki l og ra m s or m ore of am i xture a nd subst ance c ont a i ni ng a de t e c t a bl e a m ountof c oc a i ne w hi l e on boa r d a ve s s e l s ubj e c tt o the j ur i s di c t i on of

the U ni t e d S t a t e s , i n vi ol a t i on of 46 U . S . C . A pp. § 1903( a ) , ( g) ; a nd (2) c on spi ra cy t o p osse ss w i th i nt entt o d i stri bu t e f i ve ki l og ra m s or m ore of a m i xtur e a nd s ubs t a nc e c ont a i ni ng a de t e c t a bl e a m ountof c oc a i ne w hi l e on boa r d a v e s s e l s u b

j e c tt o th e j u r i s d i c t i o n o f th e U n i t e d St a t e s , i n v i o l a t i o n o f 4 6 U . S. C. A pp . § 1 90 3(a) , (g), (j ). T he di stri ctcourti ni t i al l y s ent ence d U re na un der a m a nda t or y gui de l i ne r e gi m e t o a 210- m onth t e r m , a nd w e r e m a nde d f or r e s e nt e nc i ng i n l i ghtof

U ni t e d S t a t e s v. B ooke r , 543 U . S . 220, 125 S . C t . 738, 160 L . E d. 2d 62 1 (20 05 ). S ee U ni t ed S t at es v. U re na, N o. 04 -151 43 m anuscr i ptop . at 7 - 8 ( 1 1 th C ir . J u l. 2 2 , 2 0 0 5 ) ( u n p u b lis h e d ) . O n r e m a n d , th e d is tr ic t c o u r t a g a in sen t en ced U ren a t o a t erm o f 2 1 0 m o n th s. O n ap p e a l, U r e n a a r g u e s th a t a lth o u g h th e d is tr ic t c o u r t c la im e d to ta k e in to a c c ountboth the 18 U . S . C . § 3553 f a c t or s a nd the a dvi s or y gui de l i ne r a nge , the c our tbe l i e ve d tha ta s e nt e nc e m us tbe i m pos e d w i thi n the gui de l i ne s t o be re as on abl e. U re na cont ends thatthe di stri ctcourt ’ s r ef usal t o g ra nta dow nw ar d vari ance i n p l ac e of asa fe ty- val ve re du ct i on , even tho ug h i tac kn ow l edged t hat U re na’ s f

ea r f or the sa fe ty of hi s f

am i l y w as cr edi bl e, dem on stra t es thatthe court w as ri gi dl y a dh er i ng t o the gu i del i nes i n v i ol at i on of B oo ker. U re na as se rt s that3

the di s tr i c tc our ti ndi c a t e d m i s gi vi ngs a boutthe l e ngth of the s e nt e nc e a nd di d not expl ai n h ow the se nt ence w as j ustor re as on abl e, and t he courtshou l d b e a l l ow ed t o res ent ence hi m i n l i gh tof U ni t ed S t at es v. T al l ey , 43 1 F . 3d 78 4, 78 8 (11 th C i r. 2005) , w hi c h c l a r i f

i e d the di s c r e t i on tha tdi s tr i c tc our t s pos s e s s w he n f a s hi oni ng se nt ence s post -B oo ker. U r e na a l s o a s s e r t s tha tthe di s tr i c tc our te r r e d by f a i l i ng t o a de qua t e l y t a ke i nt o acc ou nthi s a rgum ent s i n sup po rtof m i t i gat i on . U re na avers thatthe di stri ct courtm er el y parrot ed the 18 U . S . C . § 3 55 3 fac t ors w i tho utac tual l y app l yi ng them to th e s p e c if

ic f a c ts o f h is c a s e , in c lu d in g ( 1 ) h is p e r s o n a l h is to r y a n d f a m ily ci rc um st ance ; (2) the nature of the offens e a nd i t s di spar i ty f rom other c as es that f a l l w i thi n of

f e ns e l e ve l 38; ( 3) tha tthe of f e ns e oc c ur r e d i n the oc e a n of f of M exi co, and n o i nt ent i on al entry i nt o the U ni t ed S t at es occurre d; (4) hi s posi t i on as c apt a i n of

the boa tdi d note vi nc e a n a c tua l l e a de r s hi p pos i t i on i n the drugtraffi ck i n g o rg an i zat i o n ; (5 ) h i s b el i ef th atp ro v i d i n g i n fo rm at i o n fo r th e safetyv a lv e r e d u c tio n w o u ld r is k h is f a m ily ’s s a f

e ty ; a n d ( 6 ) 2 1 0 m o n th s w o u ld r e s u lt in a s e n te n c e 7 5 m o n th s lo n g e ro r4 8 % g r e a te rth a n th e s e n te n c e s im p o s e d o n h is c o d e f e n d a n ts . U r e n a c o n te n d s th a t f o rth o s e r e a s o n s h is 2 1 0 - m o n th s e n te n c e is u n r e a s o n a b le a n d s h o u ld b e v a c a te d . A f t e rthe S upr e m e C our t ’ s opi ni on i n B ooke r , w e r e vi e w s e nt e nc e s f or4

r e a s ona bl e ne s s w i th the gui de l i ne s appl i e d a s a dvi s or y . U ni t e d S t a t e s v. W in in g ea r, 4 2 2 F .3 d 1 2 4 1 , 1 2 4 4 (1 1 th C ir. 2 0 0 5 ). W e r ev iew a d ef en d an t’ s ul t i m a t e s e nt e nc e , i n i t s e nt i r e ty , f orunr e a s ona bl e ne s s i n l i ghtof the f a c t or s i n 18 U . S . C . § 3 5 5 3 (a). S ee i d . at1 2 4 5 . P o st -B o o k er, th e d i stri ctco u rtst i l l m u st c a l c ul a t e the gui de l i ne s c or r e c t l y . U ni t e d S t a t e s v. C r a w f or d, 407 F . 3d 1174, 1178 ( 11th C i r . 2005) . B ooke rdi d nota l t e rourr e vi e w of the appl i c a t i on of

the g u id e lin e s o rth e ap p lic a b le s ta n d a r d s o f r e v ie w . I d . Fa c t o r s th a tth e d i s tr i c tc o u r ts h o u l d t a k e i n t o a c c o u n tu n d e r1 8 U . S. C. § 3 55 3(a) i ncl ud e: (1) the nature a nd ci rc um st ance s of the offens e; (2) the hi st ory a n d c h a r a c te r is tic s o f

th e d e f e n d a n t; ( 3 ) th e n e e d f

o rth e s e n te n c e im p o s e d to r e f l e c tthe s e r i ous ne s s of

the of f e ns e , t o pr om ot e r e s pe c tf orthe l a w , a nd t o pr ovi de j ustpu ni shm ent ; (4) the need t o p rot ec tthe pu bl i c; (5) the advi sory gu i del i nes r a n g e ; a n d ( 6 ) a v o id in g u n w a r r a n te d s e n te n c e d is p a r itie s b e tw e e n d e f e n d a n ts w ith s i m i l a rr e c or ds . U ni t e d S t a t e s v. S c ott , 426 F . 3d 1324, 1328- 29 ( 11th C i r . 2005) (c i t i ng 18 U . S . C . § 3 55 3(a) ). H ow ever , “ no thi ng i n B oo ker or e l se w here re qu i re s the di s tr i c tc our tt o s t a t e on the r e c or d tha ti tha s e xpl i c i t l y c ons i de r e d e a c h of the § 3553( a ) f

a c t or s ort o di s c us s e a c h of the § 3553( a ) f

a c t or s . ” I d. a t1329. I ns t e a d, i nd i ca t i on s i n the re cord thatthe di stri ctcourtconsi dere d fac t s a nd ci rc um st ance s f a l l i n g wi th i n § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) ’ s f a c t o r s wi l l s u f

f i c e . I d . a t1 3 2 9 - 3 0 . Ad d i t i o n a l l y , we5

h av e h el d th ata sen t en ce w i th i n th e ad v i so ry g u i d el i n es ran g e i s n o tp er se r e a s o n a b le b e c a u s e to s a y th a t a g u id e lin e - r a n g e s e n te n c e is p r e s u m p tiv e ly r e a s ona bl e w oul d i gnor e B ooke r ’ s r e qui r e m e nttha tthe othe r§ 3553( a ) f a c t or s be co n si d ered . T al l ey, 4 3 1 F . 3 d at7 8 6 . W e al so h av e n o t ed th atth e reaso n ab l en ess r e vi e w i s “ de f

e r e nt i a l ” a nd f

oc us e s on w he the rthe s e nt e nc e i m pos e d a c hi e ve s the purpos e s of

s e nt e nc i ng a s s t a t e d i n § 3553( a ) . I d. a t788. A s a n i ni t i al m att er , the di stri ctcourtcorr ec t l y c al cul at ed the gu i del i nes ra ng e, w hi ch ful fi l l s the fi rs tst ep as re qu i re d u nd erB oo ker. C ra w ford, 40 7 F . 3d at 1178. T he di s tr i c tc our ta l s o c or r e c t l y w e i ghe d the gui de l i ne s r a nge w i th 18 U .S .C . § 3 5 5 3 ’s o th e rf a c to r s to m a k e th e f

in a l d e te r m in a tio n o f

th e s e n te n c e to i m p o se, an d th e co u rtd i d n o tfi n d th atth e sen t en ce w as p er se reaso n ab l e. T al l ey, 431 F . 3d a t786. T he di s tr i c tc our t ’ s s t a t e m e nt s dur i ng the s e nt e nc i ng he a r i ng do notde m ons tr a t e tha tthe c our tbe l i e ve d tha ta s e nt e nc e w i thi n the gui de l i ne s r a nge w a s pr e s um pt i ve l y r e a s ona bl e . A l though the di s tr i c tc our tl a m e nt e d i m pos i ng a l engt hy se nt ence on an i nd i vi du al w i th m any c hi l dren w ho m he m i gh tnever s ee a ga i n, the c our ta l s o e xpr e s s e d i t s r e a s ons f ori m pos i ng the s e nt e nc e , i nc l udi ng ( 1) th e n e e d to s te m th e f

lo w o f c o c a in e in to th e U n ite d S ta te s ; ( 2 ) th e n e e d to adequat el y pun i sh U re na as a m ore c ul pabl e m em ber of the grou p; and (3) the need t o adequ at el y pun i sh U re na base d o n the i no rdi nat e a m ou ntof cocai ne thatw asAs thedis tric t c ourt e xplaine d d

uringre sentenc ing , “ Iwa nt it very c le ar o n this 1 rec ord that mere ly

beca use this casehas been rema nded in light of

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previously

imposed.” 6 in v o lv e d in th e c a s e . S c o tt, 4 2 6 F .3 d a t 1 3 2 8 - 2 9 . T he di stri ctcourtre peat edl y e xh i bi t ed i t s und er st andi ng thatthe gu i del i nes w e r e a dvi s or y a nd tha tthe s e nt e nc e s houl d be ba s e d on the 18 U . S . C . § 3553 se nt enci ng fa ct ors. Id. at13 28 -29. T hu s, had t he di stri ctcourtbel i eved that U re na’ s s i tuat i on w arra nt ed a s ent ence thatt oo k i nt o acc ou ntthe un avai l abi l i ty of a sa fe ty- val ve re du ct i on or di d n oti ncl ud e the enhancem entfor U re na’ s posi t i on as capt ai n o f the vess el , the court ’ s s t at em ent s duri ng the se nt enci ng hear i ng evi nce i t s und er st andi ng thati tcoul d h ave i m po se d such a se nt ence . T al l ey , 43 1 F . 3d at 78 8. E ven i f the di stri ctcourtdi d n otm ore c l ea rl y s pel l ou tw hy the se nt ence w as 1 re as on abl e w hen t aki ng i nt o acc ou ntU re na’ s i nd i vi du al ci rc um st ance s, the court w a s u n d e rn o s u c h o b l i g a t i o n . Sc o tt , 4 2 6 F. 3 d a t1 3 2 9 . A c c o r d i n g l y , w e a f f i r m. AF F I RME D.