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- grad e edu cat i on an d needed w ork, an d becau se he h ada U n i t ed S t atesb orn ch i l dw i thw h om h e w i sh edto recon n ect. W h i l e Sosa sou gh ta dow n w ard va ri an ce i n t h e d istr i ctcourt , he d i d n ot o bj e c tto t he s e nt e nc e a s unr e as o nab l e . Thus , hi s c hall e nget o t he r e a s o n a b le n e s s o f th e s e n te n c e m a yb e s u bje c t t o p la in e r r o rre v ie w . S ee Un i t ed S t ate s v. Pel t i er , 5 0 5 F .3 d3 8 9 , 3 9 1 - 9 2 ( 5 t h C ir . 2 0 0 7 ), cer t . den i ed , 12 8 S . C t. 2 9 5 9 (2 0 0 8 ). W e n e e dn o t d e te r m in e , h o w e v e r , w h e th e rp la in e r r o rre v ie w is appro pri at e i n t hi s c as e b ec auseSos a i s notent i t l ed t o r eli ef ev en as sum i ng t hat h e p r e s e rv e dth e re a s o n a b le n e s s is s u e fo rre v ie w . SeeUni t e d S t at e sv. R od rigu ez , 5 2 3 F .3 d5 1 9 , 5 2 5 (5 th C ir .), cer t . den i ed , 1 2 9 S . C t. 6 2 4 (20 0 8 ). A s S osa ack n ow l ed ge s, h i s ar gu m en t t h a t th e se n ten ce is no t en titl edto ap r e s u m p tio n o f r e a s o n a b le n e s s is fo r e c lo s e d . S ee Uni t e d St at e sv . Mo ndrago nSa nt i ago , 5 6 4 F .3 d3 5 7 , 3 6 6 -6 7 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ), pet i t i on f or c ert . f

i led(June 24, 2009) (N o. 08- 11099) . As Sos a c onc ede s, hi s ar gum entt hat th e sen t enc e w as u n reasona bl e becau se he w as s en t en ced i n a di st ri ctw i t h ou ta fast t rack p r o g r a m is a ls o fo r e c lo s e d . S ee Un i t ed Stat es v. G om ez- Herrera , 523 F. 3d 562- 63 (5 th C ir .), cer t . den i ed , 1 29 S. Ct . 62 4 ( 20 08 ) . The di s t r i c tc o ur tc o ns i de r e d a nd r ej ec t ed Sos a’ s ar gum ent s f ora bel ow - gui deli nes sent enc e. I tdet er m i ned t hat a s ent enc e a tt he l ow end o f t he gui deli nes r ange w as appr opr i at e. As Sos a w as senten ced w i t h i n t h e gu i del i n es s en t en ce r an ge, t h e sentence i s entit l ed to aN o. 08- 51287

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