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ir e a rm s ap p lic a tio n , in v io la tio n o f 1 8 U .S .C . § 9 2 4 ( a ) ( 1 ) ( A ) . E ls a d d iq u e a r g u e s th a t h is s e n te n c e w a s p r o c e d u r a llya n d s u b s ta n tiv e ly unr e a s onabl e be c aus e : ( 1) the c ourti m pr ope r l ytr e a t e d hi s l ong e m pl oy m e nt hi st ory— i nv ol vi ng tw enty- fi ve di ff er entem pl oyer s i n t en di ff er entst at es betw ee n 1996 a nd 2005— a s a n a ggr a va t i ng f a c t or ; a nd ( 2) the r e w a s no ne e d t o i m pr i s on hi m a ta l l be c aus e the r e w a s no vi c t i m , he ha s onl ya n ol d a nd r e l a t i ve l ym i nor cr i m i nal hi st ory, and a pri son sent ence w ou l d d es troy hi s new “ forw ar d p rogres s. ” Af t e rUn i t e d S t a t e s v . B o o k e r , 5 4 3 U. S . 2 2 0 , 1 2 5 S . C t . 7 3 8 ( 2 0 0 5 ) , we r e vi e w ade f

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orr e a s onabl e ne s s . U ni t e d S t a t e s v. W i ni nge a r , 422 F . 3d 12 41 , 12 44 (11th C i r. 20 05 ). “ [A ] se nt ence m aybe re vi ew ed for procedural ors ubs t a nt i ve unr e a s onabl e ne s s . A s e nt e nc e m a ybe unr e a s onabl e i f i ti s the pr oduc tof

apr oc e dur e tha tdoe s notf ol l ow B ooke r ’ s r e qui r e m e nt s , r e ga r dl e s s of the ac tual se nt ence . A dd i t i on al l y, a s ent ence m aybe subst ant i vel y unrea sonabl e, r e g a r d le s s o f

th e p r o c e d u r e u s e d .” U n ite d S ta te s v . H u n t, 4 5 9 F .3 d 1 1 8 0 , 1 1 8 2 n .3 ( 11th C i r . 2006) . “ [ T ] he pa rty w ho c ha l l e nge s the s e nt e nc e be a r s the bur de n of e s t abl i s hi ng tha tthe s e nt e nc e i s unr e a s onabl e , ” i n l i ghtof both the r e c or d a nd the 18 U . S . C . § 3 55 3(a) fa ct ors. 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. 2 0 0 5 ) ( p e rc u r ia m ) . E ls a d d iq u e f

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be c aus e the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s c om m e nt s , w hi c h f oc us e d on hi s l e ngthye m pl oy m e nt h is to ry a n d m is s e d o p p o rtu n itie s , in d ic a te th a t it h a d r e lie d o n a n in ap p r o p r ia te a ggr a va t i ng f

a c t ort o s e nt e nc e hi m w i thi n the gui de l i ne r a nge . H ow e ve r , one of the § 3 55 3(a) fa ct ors r equi re s the courtt o con si der the “ hi st ory and char ac t er i st i cs of the de f e nda nt . ” 18 U . S . C . § 3553( a ) ( 1) . E l s a ddi que ’ s e m pl oy m e nthi s t orya nd se ri es of m i ss ed op po rtun i t i es fi tsquare l y w i thi n thi s f ac t or, and there fore i tw as r e a s onabl e f

orthe di s tr i c tc ourtt o c ons i de rthe m i n de c i di ng nott o va ryf r om the g u id e lin e r a n g e . E l s a ddi que a l s o c ont e nds tha tthe f ourt e e n- m onth s e nt e nc e i m pos e d bythe di s tr i c tc ourtw a s s ubs t a nt i ve l y unr e a s onabl e be c aus e : ( 1) the r e w a s no vi c t i m ; ( 2) hi s c r i m i na l hi s t ory w a s ol d a nd r e l a t i ve l ym i nor ; a nd ( 3) hi s y outh, “ s ha tt e r e d” d r e a m s o f

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the of f e ns e he r e . W he the rornotthe r e w a s avi c t i m , E l s a ddi que us e d af a l s e na m e t o pur c ha s e thr e e f i r e a rm s . T he a c ta l one c r e a t e d as i gni f i c a nt da nge rt o the publ i c , w hi c h i s onl yi nc r e a s e d bythe pos s i bi l i tytha the m a de the pur c ha s e on s om e one e l s e ’ s be ha l f

— s om e one w ho m a yha ve ha d am or e s e r i ous a nd m or e r e c e ntc r i m i na l hi s t ory . M or e ove r , the c ourt ’ s s e nt e nc e w a s w i thi n the4

gu i del i ne rang e of tw el ve t o ei gh t ee n m on ths, and i tw as w el l bel ow the st atut ory m axi m um of fi ve ye ar s i m pri sonm ent . Itw as there fore re as on abl e f or the di stri ct c o u rt to s e n te n c e E ls a d d iq u e to f o u rte e n m o n th s im p r is o n m e n t. AF F I RME D.