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Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co ur t fo r th e So ut he rn Dis tri ct of I owa - Co un ci l Bl uf fs

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8, 2 01 8 Fil ed : M arch 30 , 20 18 [Un pu bl is he d]

__ __ __ __ __ __ Befo re WOL LMAN, COLLOTON , and BENTON, Circu itJu dg es

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Bro c Tod d W al te rm ey er ch al le ng es th e se nt en ce im po se d aft er h e pl ead ed gu il ty to co ns pi racy to di st rib ut e 50 gr am s or m or e of m et ha m ph et am in e or 50 0 gr am s
orm or e o f a m ix tu re o r su bs ta nc e co nt ai ni ng m et ha m ph et am in e. W e aff

irm.The di st ric t co ur t de te rm in ed th at Wa l t erm ey er was a care er of fen de r un de r 1 § 4B 1.1 of th e U.S. Sen te nc in g Gui de li ne s Man ua l (Gu id el in e s o r U.S.S.G.). His cri m in al hi st or y

cat eg or y was VI, h is to ta l o ffen se lev el was 3 4, an d h is Gui de li ne s
s e n t e n c in g ran ge was 26 2 to 32 7 m on th s’ im pr is on m en t. The co ur t gr an te d th e go ve rn m en t’s m ot io n fo r a d own ward de pa rtu re b as edon th e su bs ta nt ia l as si st an ce W al te rm ey er pr ovi de d to au th or it ie s, se e U.S.S.G. § 5K1 .1, bu t de ni ed W al te rm ey er’s

m ot io n fo r a de pa rtu re or va ria nc e ba se d on h is cl ai m th at hi s cri m in al hi st or y cat eg or y su bs ta nt ia ll y ov er-r ep res en te d th e se rio us ne ss of hi s cri m in al h is to ry , se e U.S.S.G. § 4A1.3 ; 1 8 U.S.C. § 35 53 (a). Aft er d et erm in in g t ha t Walt erm ey er’s p rede pa rtu re se nt en ce was 26 2 m on th s’ i m pr is on m en t, th e co ur t g ran te d a twen ty-fiv e pe rcen t re du ct io n a ndim po se d a 19 6- m on th sen te nc e.

W e co nc lu de th at th e di st ric t co ur t di d no t ab us e it s di sc ret i o n in de nyin g W al te rm e ye r’s m ot io n fo r a do wnwar d va ria nc e. The di st ric t co ur t de sc rib ed W al te rm ey er’s cri m in al co nd uc t as “ pr et ty co ns is te nt ov er a l o n g p e r io d of ti m e,” ch arac te riz in g it as “ th e ki nd of pa tt ern of co nd uc t th at res ul ts in a gu id el in e de te rm in at io n th at we ha ve a care er of fen de r.” W e fin d no erro r in th e di st ric t co ur t’s ob se rv at io n th at “ th is is ex act ly th e ki nd of cas e th at th is st ru ct ur e in th e se nt en ci ng la w is de si gn ed to ad dr es s.” See Uni te d St at es v. God in ez, 47 4 F.3 d 10 39 , 10 43 (8 th Ci r. 20 07 ) (uph ol di ng d e n i a l of va ria nc e whe re co ur t ha d co ns id ered th e § 35 53 (a) fact or s an d de ci de d to im po se a se nt en ce wit hi n th e Gui de li ne s ran ge ) ; se e al so Uni t e d S t a te s v. Dean s, 59 0 F.3 d 90 7, 91 1 (8 th Ci r. 20 10 ) (rejec ti ng as “ fri vo lo us ” de fen da nt ’s arg um en t th at he de se rv ed a do wnwar d va ria nc e in li gh t of hi s de cad es
lo ng cri m in al hi st or y th at in cl ud ed ni ne te en ad ul t co nv ic ti on s, fiv e of whi ch res ul te d in cri m in al hi st or y

po in ts ).

The Hon or ab le Ja m es E. Grit zn er, Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e 1 So ut he rn Dis tri ct of I owa

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-W e al so co nc lu de th at th e di st ric t co ur t ad equa te ly co ns id ered W al te rm ey er’s

m ed ic al co nd it io n an d th at th e Gui delin es -rang e se nt en ce is su bs ta nt iv el y reas on ab le

. See Gall v. Uni te d St at es , 55 2 U

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. 3 8 , 51 (2 00 7) (“ If th e se nt en ce is wit hi n th e Gui de li ne s ran ge , th e ap pe ll at e co ur t m ay , bu t is no t req ui red to , ap pl y a pr es um pt io n of reas on ab le ne ss .”).

The jud gm en t i s af

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