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1 8 U .S .C . § 4 7 2 . O n ap p e a l, B r ow n a r gue s tha tthe di s tr i c tc our tunr e a s onabl y s e nt e nc e d hi m above the gui de l i ne r a nge w i thoutc onduc t i ng a ny a na l y s i s r e ga r di ng de pa r tur e s unde rthe gui de l i ne s orthe 18 U . S . C . § 3553( a ) f a c t or s , e s pe c i a l l y c ons i de r i ng tha tthe P re se nt ence Invest i gat i on R eport(“ P S I” ) not ed no fa ct ors w arrant i ng an up w ar d d e p a r tu r e , a n d th e g o v e rn m e n t d id n o t a s kf o rah ig h e rs e n te n c e . B AC KG R OU ND A g ran d j u ry i n d i ct ed B ro w n fo r: (1 ) p o ssessi o n o f co u n t erfei to b l i g at i o n s, w i th i nt entt o d ef

raud , i n v i ol at i on of 18 U . S . C . § 4 72 ; and (2) att em ptt o u tt era coun t er fe i tob l i gat i on w i th i nt entt o d ef raud , i n v i ol at i on of § 4 72 . B row n p l ed gu i l ty t o b oth charges, w i tho utthe benefi tof a pl eaagre em ent . T he P S I a ss i gn ed h i m a b ase o ffen se l ev el o f 9 , p u rsu an tt o U . S . S . G . § 2 B 5 . 1 , an d red u ced i tb y 2 le v e ls f o ra c c e p ta n c e o f

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t , f orobt a i ni ng c he c ks be l ongi ng t o the O ke e c hobe e C ounty S c hool B oa r d, i n 1998; ( 2) ba tt e ry i n 1998; ( 3) a tt e m pt e d l e w d/ l a s c i vi ous c onduc ton ac hi l d unde r16, w i th the vi c t i m s t a t i ng th a t h e h a d f

o r c e d h e rto h a v e in te r c o u r s e , in 1 9 9 8 ; a n d ( 4 ) s ta lk in g in 2 0 0 3 . W i th a cri m i n al h i st o ry o f V , h i s g u i d el i n e ran g e w as 1 2 t o 1 8 m o n th s'3

i m pr i s onm e nt . N o obj e c t i ons t o the P S I w e r e f i l e d. A t s e n te n c in g , B r o w n r e q u e s te d as e n te n c e o f tim e - s e rv e d b e c au s e , d e s p ite hi s hi gh cr i m i nal hi st ory c at egory, hi s c on vi ct i on for a tt em pt ed l ew d con du ctw as m or e of a n " ol de rboy f

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r i e nd–18 a nd 16– ki nd of c om bi na t i on th atm o m an d d ad d i d n ' tth i n kt o o m u ch o f. " H e st at ed th ath e real i zed , fo r th e fi rst t i m e w he n r e a di ng hi s P S I , tha thi s c r i m i na l hi s t ory w a s s e r i ous , a nd he w a nt e d the courtt o g i ve hi m the op po rtun i ty t o "turn thi ng s aroun d. " T he courtfurther q u e s tio n e d B r o w n ab o u t th e n a tu r e o f h is a tte m p te d le w d c o n d u c t o n ac h ild c o n v ic tio n . T he c our tthe n r e vi e w e d m or e of B r ow n' s c r i m i na l hi s t ory , s t a t i ng, " A l l of thi s oc c urr e d–the the f

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t a n d b a tte ry , a n d a ll h a d o c c u rr e d in th e s a m e y e a r . B r o w n r e p lie d th a t th e s ta te w a s p e rh ap s a t f au lt f o rs e n d in g th e w r o n g m e s s a g e . T he courtst at ed thatthe fe dera l court s are "notw i thi n the gu i del i nes anym ore, othe rtha n t o l ook a tthe m a nd s e e i f the gui de l i ne r a nge i s appr opr i a t e by l ooki ng atthe [§ 35 53 (a )] fa ct ors. . . and t o the ext entthatw e go o ut si de the gu i del i nes, that w e i m pos e as e nt e nc e tha ti s r e a s onabl e . " T he c our tthe n s t a t e d tha t , c ons i de r i ng a ll o f th e s ta te m e n ts a n d th e P S I , th e g u id e lin e r a n g e , a n d th e § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) f a c to r s , a4

s e nt e nc e above the gui de l i ne r a nge w a s m e r i t e d, a nd i ts e nt e nc e d B r ow n t o 60 m o n th s ' im p r is o n m e n t. B r o w n o b je c te d to th e s e n te n c e a s u n r e a s o n ab le . ST AN DA RD OF RE VI EW “W e r e v ie w th e s e n te n c e im p o s e d b y th e d is tr ic t c o u r t f o rr e a s o n ab le n e s s .” U ni ted Stat es v. T

al ley , 431 F . 3d 784, 785 ( 11th C i r . 2005) ( pe rc ur i a m ) ( c i t a t i on o m itte d ) . W e r e v ie w f

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o ra n o b je c tio n in th e d is tr ic t c o u r t. U ni te d State s v . Z i nn , 321 F . 3d 1 0 8 4 , 1 0 8 7 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 3 ) . DI S C US S I ON B row n h as tw o separ at e groun ds for a rgui ng thathi s s ent ence w as erroneou s: (1) the di stri ctcourtdi d n otfol l ow the prop erprocedure for an u pw ar d de pa r tur e , a nd ( 2) hi s s e nt e nc e w a s pr oc e dur a l l y unr e a s onabl e . T he f i r s tc ha l l e nge i s w i thoutm e r i tbe c aus e the di s tr i c tc our ts e nt e nc e d above the gui de l i ne s ba s e d not o n U .S .S .G . § 4 A 1 .3 , b u t r a th e r , p u r s u a n t to its § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) au th o r ity . See U ni ted S ta tes v. Iri

za rry , 4 5 8 F .3 d 1 2 0 8 , 1 2 1 1 - 1 2 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ) ( p e rc u r ia m ) , pe t i t i on f or ce rt. f i led , (U . S . O ct . 26 , 20 06 ) ( N o. 06 -751 7). B r o w n h a s n o t m e t h is b u r d e n o f e s tab lis h in g th e s e n te n c e is u n r e a s o n ab le in lig h t o f th e r e c o r d a n d § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) f a c to r s . See T

al ley , 431 F . 3d a t788 ( de f e nda nt bear s the bu rden). A ft er U ni ted Stat es v. B oo ke r , 543 U . S . 220, 125 S . C t . 738,5

16 0 L . E d. 2d 62 1 (20 05 ), a di stri ctcourti s r equi re d t o con si der the § 3 55 3(a) fa ct ors i n fas hi on i ng a r ea sonabl e s ent ence . A d is tr ic t c o u r t n e e d n o t e x p lic itly consi der e verysi ng l e § 35 53 (a ) f ac t or i n o rderfor the se nt ence t o b e r ea sonabl e. Se e U n ite d S ta te s v . Sc o tt , 42 6 F . 3d 13 24 , 13 29 (11th C i r. 20 05 ). In fa ct , “ an a c k n o w le d g m e n t b y th e d is tr ic t c o u r t th a t it h a s c o n s id e r e d th e d e f e n d a n t's ar gu m ent s and the fa ct ors i n sec t i on 35 53 (a ) i s s uffi ci entun der B o o ker. ” T al ley , 431 F . 3d a t786. H e r e , th e c o u r ts p e c i f

i c a l l y r e v i e w e d Br o w n ' s c r i mi n a l h i s t o ry w i th h i m, g o in g th r o u g h e a c h c r im e a n d a llo w in g h im to e x p la in , a t o n e p o in t n o tin g th a t a ll the cr i m es had o cc urre d w i thi n a ye ar . T he courtal so no t ed thatB row n h ad been tr e a t e d w i th " ki d gl ove s " by the s t a t e . I ts t a t e d tha ti tha d c ons i de r e d the st at em ent s of the part i es , the P S I, and the gu i del i ne ra ng e, as w el l as the § 3 55 3(a) f a c t or s , a nd the n s e nt e nc e d hi m above the gui de l i ne r a nge , i ndi c a t i ng tha t , t o the e xt e nttha ti tw a s r e a s onabl e , as e nt e nc e above the gui de l i ne r a nge c oul d be i m pos e d. G i ve n tha tthe c our tc ons i de r e d B r ow n' s e xt e ns i ve c r i m i na l hi s t ory of s e x u a l im p r o p r ie ty a n d b a tte ry , a n d th e f a c t th a t p u n is h m e n t h a d n o t d e te rr e d h im p rev i o u sl y, al l fact o rs u n d er § 3 5 5 3 (a), th e co u rt ' s sen t en ce o f 6 0 m o n th s' im p r is o n m e n t w a s r e a s o n ab le . Up o n r e v i e w o f

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