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- 209- 1 B ef ore K IN G , JO L LY , an d S O U T H W IC K , C i rcui tJu dg es. P E R C U R IA M: * G erardo G on zal ez- G u t i errez ( G on zalez ) pl ead ed gu i l t y t o one coun tof i l l egall y r ee nt er i ng t he U ni t ed St at es af t er pre vi ous l y bei ng depor t ed. H i s t ot al o f fe ns e l e ve lincl u ded a 16 - l e ve li nc r e as e f o rb e i ng de po r t e d a f t e rs m uggl i ng al i en s i n t o t h e U n i t ed Stat es, U . S . S . G . § 2L 1. 2(b) ( 1) (A) (vi i) . Th e di st ri ctcourt s e n te n c e dh i m t o a p r is o n te r m o f 3 7 m o n th s , a t t h e b o tt o m o f th e a p p lic a b le gu i del i n es r an ge. United States Court of App eals Fifth Circuit 

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2 G on zal ez app eal s hi s s en t en ce. W e presum e t h at th e w i t h in -g u idel i n es s e n te n c e is rea so n a b le . Un ite dS ta te s v . Mo n d r ago n -S a n tiago , 564 F. 3d 357, 360 (5 th C ir .), cer t . den i ed , 1 3 0 S . C t. 1 9 2 (2 0 0 9 ); seealso R i t a v. Un i t ed S t ate s , 551 U . S. 3 38 , 3 52 - 56 ( 20 07 ) . Fur t he r m o r e , b e c aus e G o n zal e z di d no to bj e c ti n t he di st ri ct court t o t h e reasona bl en ess of t h e sentence, ou r revi ew i s f or pl ai n err or. Un i t ed S t ate s v. Pel t i er , 5 0 5 F .3d 3 8 9 , 3 9 1 -9 2 (5t h C ir. 2 0 0 7 ). G on zal ez contends that hi s sentence i s un reasona bl y h i gh an d overst ates t he s er i ous n ess of

hi s c onvi c t i on be c ause t he il l egal
- r ee nt r y G ui del i ne t hat en h an ced his of

fen se l evelby 16 l evel s f or h i s pri or al i en - sm u ggl i n g convic t i on l acks an em pi ri cal basi s an d i n creased t h e gu i del i n es s en t en ce t oo m u ch given t hathi s pr i o rc o nvi ct i on w as fo rano n- vi o l e nto f fe ns e . A s e nt e nc e w i t hi n t he gui del i nes r ange c al c ul at ed b a se d on t he il l egal
- r ee nt r y G ui del i ne, § 2L1. 2, th o u g h , is p r e s u m e dr e a s o n a b le o n a p p e a l. S eeUn itedS ta tes v. D u a rte , 569 F. 3d 5 2 8 , 5 3 0 -3 1 (5 th C ir .), cer t . den i ed , 1 3 0 S . C t. 3 7 8 (2 0 0 9 ); Mondrago n- Sa nt i ago , 5 6 4 F .3 da t3 6 6 -6 7 . F u r t h e r m o r e , t h e d is t r ic tc o u r td is a g r e e dw it h G o n z a le z ’s c h a r a c te r iz a tio n o f h i s c r im e s , d e te r m in in gth a t t h e s m u g g lin ga n dille g a lr e e nt r y c o nvi c t i o ns w e r e s e r i o us , a nd we de fe rt o t hi s c o nc l us i o n b e c aus e t he d is tr ic t c o u r t is in t h e b e s t p o s itio n t o a s s e s s t h e fa c ts . S ee G allv. Un i t ed S t ate s , 5 5 2 U .S . 3 8 , 5 1 -5 2 (2 0 0 7 ); Uni t e d St at e s v . Campo s - Maldo nado , 531 F. 3d 337, 3 3 9 (5 th C ir .), cer t . den i ed , 1 2 9 S . C t. 3 2 8 (20 0 8 ). G on zal ez al so fau l t s t h e w i t h i n - gu i del i n es s en t en ce because, he contend s, i tfail s t o a c c o untf o rhi s m o t ivef

o rr e e nt e r i ng t he U ni t e d S t at e s — t o f i nd w o r k— andi s g r e at e rt han ne c e s s ar y t o de t e r hi m f r o m c o m m i t t i ng c r i m e s i n t he fu tu r e . T h e d is tr ic t c o u r t c o n s id e r e dth e co n te n tio n th a t G o n z a le z ’ s e c o n o m ic m o t iva t i o ns w ar r ant e d al o w e rs e nt e nc e , b utr ej e c t e d it . I ta l s o a ddr e s s e d the i ssue of deter rence an d f

ou n d that a w i t h i n - gu i del i n es sen t en ce w as necessary bec ause t he s hor ts ent enc e thathe r ec eived f orth e sm uggl i ng c onvi c t i on w as i n suff i ci en tt o preven thi m f rom com m i t t i n g t h e current i l l egal- reentry of fen se.N o. 09- 50150

3 T h ese f i n di n gs w ere w el lw i t h i n t h e court ’ s di scr et i on , an d w e w i l lnot di spl ace th e m . Se eCampo s - Maldo nado , 531 F. 3d at339. T h e j u d g me n ti s A F F I RMED.