Case Name: UNITED STATES of America v. Kory BARHAM, a/k/a Cutty Blue, a/k/a Cuttlas Y. Blue Kory Barham, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-06-29
Citations: 434 F. App'x 101
Docket Number: No. 09-1057
Parties: UNITED STATES of America v. Kory BARHAM, a/k/a Cutty Blue, a/k/a Cuttlas Y. Blue Kory Barham, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 434
Pages: 101–103

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America v. Kory BARHAM, a/k/a Cutty Blue, a/k/a Cuttlas Y. Blue Kory Barham, Appellant.
No. 09-1057.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) April 25, 2011.
Filed: June 29, 2011.
Daryl F. Bloom, Esq., James T. Clancy, Esq., Gordon A.D. Zubrod, Esq., Office of United States Attorney, Harrisburg, PA, for United States of America.
Kory Barham, Glenville, WV, pro se.
Joseph A. Curcillo, III, Esq., Beinhaur & Curcillo, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellant.
BEFORE: BARRY, HARDIMAN, and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
Kory Barham pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport individuals for purposes of prostitution, coercing and enticing them to travel to engage in prostitution, and interstate travel with intent to distribute proceeds of prostitution, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, 2421, 2422(a), and 1952(a). He also pleaded guilty to a specific count of interstate travel for purposes of prostitution in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3) and (2).
Quoting his brief, Barham raises the following questions on appeal:
1. Was appellant's guideline range mistakenly calculated because it was based on the treatment of victims as minors?
2. Is remand within the Court's discretion because the sentence was excessive?
Appellant's Brief, p. 4. We will affirm.
Barham asserts that the District Court mistakenly applied U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2G1.3 (2007) because he did not personally victimize any minors. Barham failed to preserve this issue and we review it for plain error. United States v. Johnson, 302 F.3d 139, 153 (3d Cir.2002). Evidence before the District Court contradicts Barham's argument, showing that he prostituted a seventeen year-old girl. He also ignores the relevance of conduct of his co-conspirators who prostituted over forty minors. Given Bar-ham's admitted interaction with his co-conspirators, and the routine recruitment of minors that was pervasive in the conspiracy, there is no question that this conduct is attributable to him. Moreover, Barham's sentence of 108 months was calculated from the statutory máximums that resulted from his plea agreement. We conclude from all of this that the District Court did not err.
Barham also appeals the substantive reasonableness of his sentence. Yet, in its consideration of Barham's sentence, the District Court took into account the factors enumerated under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and assessed the reasonableness of the plea bargain sentence, weighing his role in the conspiracy with the gravity of the offense. We conclude that his sentence of 108 months is eminently reasonable and will affirm the judgment of sentence of the District Court.
. Barham moved for permission not to attend a presentence evidentiary hearing, plainly stating in the motion that he was withdrawing his objections to the Report.