Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Felton Gary CARTER, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-10-13
Citations: 202 F. App'x 653
Docket Number: No. 05-5251
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Felton Gary CARTER, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before WILLIAMS, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 202
Pages: 653–653

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Felton Gary CARTER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-5251.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Sept. 22, 2006.
Decided: Oct. 13, 2006.
Thomas P. McNamara, Federal Public Defender, G. Alan DuBois, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Diana H. Cap, Research and Writing Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Frank D. Whitney, United States Attorney, Anne M. Hayes, Christine Witcover Dean, Assistant United States Attorneys, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before WILLIAMS, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Felton Gary Carter pled guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (2000). The district court sentenced him to a seventy-eight-month term of imprisonment. Carter appeals his sentence on the ground that it is unreasonable. We affirm.
Carter contends that his seventy-eight-month sentence is unreasonable. After United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), a district court is no longer bound by the range prescribed by the sentencing guidelines. However, in imposing a sentence post-Booker, courts still must calculate the applicable guideline range after making the appropriate findings of fact and consider the range in conjunction with other relevant factors under the guidelines and 18 U.S.C.A. § 3553(a) (West 2000 & Supp. 2006). United States v. Moreland, 437 F.3d 424, 432 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 126 S.Ct. 2054, 164 L.Ed.2d 804 (2006). We will affirm a post-Booker sentence if it is both reasonable and within the statutorily prescribed range. Id. at 433. "[A] sentence within the proper advisory Guidelines range is presumptively reasonable." United States v. Johnson, 445 F.3d 339, 341 (4th Cir.2006).
Here, the district court sentenced Carter post -Booker, appropriately treated the guidelines as advisory, and considered the § 3553(a) factors. Carter's seventy-eight-month sentence falls within the properly calculated guideline range, and the sentence is well within the ten-year statutory maximum. See 18 U.S.C. § 924(a)(2) (2000). Moreover, Carter suggests no information to rebut the presumption of reasonableness. Thus, we find that the sentence is reasonable.
Accordingly, we affirm the sentence and deny the Government's motion for summary affirmance as moot. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED.