Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arturo ORGANES-GANDAVILLA, a.k.a. Arturo Organes Gandavilla, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-10-17
Citations: 200 F. App'x 924
Docket Number: No. 06-11135
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arturo ORGANES-GANDAVILLA, a.k.a. Arturo Organes Gandavilla, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before MARCUS, WILSON and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 200
Pages: 924–924

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arturo ORGANES-GANDAVILLA, a.k.a. Arturo Organes Gandavilla, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-11135
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Oct. 17, 2006.
Hector Flores, Kathleen M. Williams, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.
Jeanne Marie Mullenhoff, Anne R. Schultz, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Before MARCUS, WILSON and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Arturo Organes-Gandavilla appeals his combined sentence of 228 months of imprisonment for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine while on board a vessel, 46 U.S.CApp. § 1903(a), possession with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine while on board a vessel, 46 U.S.C.App. § 1908(j), and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). Organes-Gandavilla argues that his sentence is unreasonable because of an unwarranted sentencing disparity between his sentence and the sentences of his co-conspirators. We affirm.
'We review the sentence imposed by the district court for reasonableness." United States v. Talley, 431 F.3d 784, 786 (11th Cir.2005). "[W]hen the district court imposes a sentence within the advisory Guidelines range, we ordinarily will expect that choice to be a reasonable one." Id.
Section 3553 of the sentencing guidelines includes as a sentencing factor "the need to avoid unwarranted sentence disparities among defendants with similar records who have been found guilty of similar conduct." 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(6). The district court considered this factor and found that the greater sentence imposed on Organes-Gandavilla was not unwarranted because Organes-Gandavilla was responsible for a firearm. The sentence imposed was not unreasonable.
The sentence is
AFFIRMED.