FIL ED U.S. COURT OF APPEAL S EL EVENTHCI RCUI T FEB RUARY 2, 2012 J OHN L EY CL ERK [DO N OT PUBLISH]

IN THE UN ITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELE VENTH CIRCUIT

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UNITED STAT ES OF AMERIC A, Pl ai nt iff -Ap pe ll ee, ve rs us CARLOS J UAREZ-MARTINEZ, Defen da nt -Ap pe ll an t.

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th e Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co urt forth e North ernDis tri ctof Ge or gi a

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (Feb ru ary 2, 2 01 2) Befo re CARNES, HULL andANDERSON, Circu itJu dg es . PER CURI AM:Afte r pl ead in g g ui lt y , Carl os Ju arez -Marti ne z (“ Ju arez ”) ap pe al s h is 57 -

m on th sen te nc e fo r il le ga l re en try of a d ep orte d a li en , invi ol at io n o f 8 U.S.C . § 1 32 6( a), (b )(2 ). On ap pe al , Ju arez co nt en ds th athi s s en te nc e is subs ta nt iv el y un reas on ab le . After r ev ie w, we affi rm . W e rev ie w th e subs ta nt iv e rea so nabl en es s o f a s en te nc e und er the ab us e-o fdi sc ret io n s ta nd ard . Gall v. Un it edSta te s, 5 52 U.S. 38 , 51 , 12 8 S . Ct. 5 86 , 59 7 (2 00 7) . The p arty

ch al le ng in g t he sen te nc e b ears th e b ur de n o f es tabl is hi ng th at th e se nt en ce i s unr eas on ab le inli gh t o f bo th th e rec or d a ndth e 1 8 U.S.C. § 3 55 3( a) fa ct or s. Un it edSta te s v . Tall ey , 43 1 F .3d78 4, 7 88 (11 thCir . 20 05 ). 1

“ Inour ev al ua ti on of asen te nc e fo r reas on ab le ne ss , we reco gn iz e th atth ere i s a ran ge of r eas on ab le sen te nc es fro m whi chth e d is tri ctco urt m ay ch oo se , andwhen th e d is tri ctco urt i m

po se s a s en te nc e wit hi n t he advi so ry Gui de li ne s ra ng e, we or di na ril y wil l ex pe ctth atch oi ce t o b e a rea so nabl e o ne .” Id . Here, J ua rez h as no t s ho wn tha t h is 57 -m on th sen te nc e, atth e lo w endof t he advi so ry gu id el in es ran ge of 5 7 t o 7 1 m on th s, i s s ub st an ti ve ly unr eas on ab le . The § 3553(a) fa ctors include: ( 1) the nature a nd circ umstances of

the offe nse and the 1 history and cha rac teristics of the de fenda nt; (2) the nee d to refle ct the seriousness of the off ense, to promote respe ct for thelaw, and to pr ovide just punishment for the offe nse; (3) the need f or deter renc e; (4) the need to pr otect the public; (5) the nee d to provide the de fenda nt with needed educational or vocational trainingor medica l car e; (6) the kinds of sentenc es ava ilable; (7) the SentencingGuidelines ra

ng e; (8) pe rtinent policy

statements of the Sente ncingCommi ssion; (9) the nee d to avoid unwar

rante d sentenc ing dispa

rities; and (10) the need to provide re stitut ion to victims. 18 U.S.C . § 3553(a) . 2Ju arez was re m ov edfro m th e Uni te d S ta te s t o M ex ic o i n 1 99 7. In 20 02 , Ju arez was co nv ic te d o f di so rd erl y co nduc t i n At la nt a, Geo rg ia . In 2 00 6, J uarez was co nv ic te d o f tr affi ck in g i n m etha m ph et am in e an d c oc ai ne inGwin ne ttCo un ty, Geo rg ia . In Dec em

be r 20 08 , aft er s erv in g t wo years o f hi s t en -y ear s en te nc e fo r th e 2 00 6 dru g t raff

ic ki ng co nv ic ti on , Ju arez was re m ov edto Mex ic o. By Aug us t 2 00 9, J ua rez was ba ckinGeor gi a an d u nd er arres t fo r, am on g ot he r th in gs , affra y . Ju arez qu ic kl y accu m ul at edco nv ic ti on s i n Geo rg ia , in cl ud in g: (1) a 20 09 co nv ic ti on forgi vi ng a fal se na m e to anoff ic er, aff ray an d ob st ru ct in g a n o ffi cer; (2) Sep te m be r 16 , 20 10 co nv ic ti on s fo r op erat in g ave hi cl e witho uta ta g, p os se ss io n o f m or e th anon e li cen se , andha vi ng anop enco nt ai ne r; (3 ) Sep te m

be r 29 , 20 10 co nv ic ti on s fo r dr iv in g wi th ou t a l ic en se or i ns ur an ce an d ob st ru ct in g a n o ffi cer; (4) a Sep te m be r 30 , 20 10 co nv ic ti on forfai li ng to ap pe ar; an d, m os t s eri ou sl y , (4) a Ja nu ary 3, 2 01 1 c on vi ct io n fo r res id en ti al bu rg la ry . Inde nyin g Jua rez’s re qu es t fo r a d own wardva ria nc e fro m th e advi so ry gu id el in es ran ge , th e d is tri ctco urt s tre ss edth e d efen da nt ’s con du ctsi nc e h is 20 08 rem ov al , esp eci al ly his rece ntbu rg la ry co nv ic ti on . Giv enth ata two -y ear s en te nc e di d n otde te r Ju arez fro m il le ga ll y reen te rin g t he Uni te d S ta te s an d c omm it ti ng m or e cri m es he re, we can no t s ay th e d is tri ctco urt ab us edit s d is cret io n i n im po si ng a 57 -m on th sen te nc e atth e lo w endof t he advi so ry gu id el in es ran ge . 3Ju arez arg ue s tha t h e sh ou ldha ve rece iv eda lo wer s en te nc e b ecau se hi s

20 06 dru g t raff

ic ki ng co nv ic ti on “ se ve rel y enhanc ed ” b ot h h is off

en se lev el an d hi s cr im in al hi st ory

sco re, res ul ti ng ina m

uc h h ig he r advi so ry

gu id el in es ran ge . See U.S.S.G. § 2L1 .2(b )(1 )(A)(i ) (i nc reas in g ade fen da nt ’s off en se lev el by si xt eenif h e was pre vi ou sl y de po rte d a fte r a fel on y

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ic ki ng co nv ic ti on ). Ourreas on ab le ne ss rev ie w, ho wev er, ap pl ie s o nl y to th e d efen da nt ’s ul ti m at e se nt en ce, n otto “ eachin di vi du al de ci si on m ad e dur in g the sen te nc in g p ro ces s.” Uni te d S tate s v . W in in ge ar, 4 22 F.3d12 41 , 12 45 (11 th Cir . 20 05 ). At s en te nc in g, Ju arez co nc ed edth at§ 2 L1.2 (b )(1 )(A)(i ) co rrec tl y ap pl ie d, an d J ua rez d oe s n ot arg ue th athi s s en te nc e is pro cedur al ly unr eas on ab le inth is Co urt. Furth erm or e, th e Sen te nc in g C omm is si on in te nd edforqu al ifyin g p rio r fel on ie s t o i nc reas e b ot h t he de fen da nt ’s cri m in al hi st ory sco re an d h is off

en se le ve l. See U.S.S.G. § 2 L1.2 , cmt. n .6. The in crea se d c riminal hi st ory cat eg ory se rv es “ to pu ni sh li ke ly recid iv is ts m or e se ve rel y ” whi le § 2 L1.2 (b )(1 )(A)’s si xt een -le ve l en ha nc em en t i s “ de si gn edto de te r al ie ns who ha ve be enco nv ic te d o f a fel on y fro m re-e nt eri ng th e Uni te d S ta te s.” Un it edSta te s v . Adel ek e, 96 8 F .2d 11 59 , 11 61 (11 th Cir . 19 92 ) (co nc lu di ng th atap pl ic at io n o f § 2 L1.2 (b )(1 )(A)’s si xt een -le ve l en ha nc em en t i s n otdo ub le -co un ti ng th atres ul ts inanun reas on ab le se nt en ce). Th e g radua te d s en te nc in g s ch em e o f § 2 L1.2 als o re fle ct s the 4Sen te nc in g C omm is si on ’s jud gm en t tha t, wh il e itis “ no t fa ir f orso m eo ne co nv ic te d o f si m

pl e as saul t t o re cei ve th e sa m e in crea se as s om eo ne co nv ic te d o f m ur de r, . . . a dru g traff

ic ki ng cri m e fo r whi chth e se nt en ce ex ceed edth irt een m on th s was ser io us en ou ghto warran t a s ix te enlev el enha nc em en t.” Un it ed St at es v. Ort eg a, 35 8 F .3d12 78 , 12 80 (11 th Cir . 20 03 ). Thu s, the di st ric t co urt’s adm it te dl y

co rrec t ap pl ic at io n o f U.S.S.G. § 2 L1.2 (b )(1 )(A)(i ) di d n otren de r Ju arez ’s lo w-en d g ui de li ne s s en te nc e subs ta nt iv el y un reas on ab le . The reco rdbe li es Ju arez ’s cla im th atth e d is tri ctco urt d idno t co ns id er h is pe rs on al an d fa m il y

hi st ory , in cl ud in g the factth athe wou ldno t re cei ve cred itfor th e ti m e h e sp en t i n i m

m ig rat io n c us to dy. The di st ric t co urt l is te ne d t o a nd co ns id eredth es e m it ig at io n a rg um en ts an d fo un d t ha t the y were i ns uf

fic ie ntto warranta do wnwar d v ari an ce i n l ig htof h is cri min al an d i m m ig rat io n h is to ry . Fi na ll y , Ju arez cit es sev eral cas es inwhi chth is Co urt af firm edlar ge r do wnwar d v ari an ces th anth e o ne Ju arez so ug htat s en te nc in g. Th es e cas es do no t supp ort a f

in di ng of u nr eas on ab le ne ss . Rath er, the y m erel y de m on strat e th e b ro ad ran ge of d is cret io n adi st ric t co urt h as inim po si ng a reas on ab le sen te nc e. AFFIRMED.

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