Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-12-13
Citations: 491 F. App'x 402
Docket Number: No. 12-4514
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before MOTZ, KING, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 491
Pages: 402–403

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-4514.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Dec. 5, 2012.
Decided: Dec. 13, 2012.
Louis C. Allen, Federal Public Defender, John A. Dusenbury, Jr., Assistant Federal Public Defender, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellant. Ripley Rand, United States Attorney, Stephen T. Inman, Assistant United States Attorney, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before MOTZ, KING, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Edward Washington appeals his sentence of ten months' imprisonment after pleading guilty pursuant to a plea agreement to the theft of Government funds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641 (2006). Washington challenges only the substantive reasonableness of his sentence. We affirm.
We review the substantive reasonableness of a sentence using the abuse-of-discretion standard. Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007); United States v. Lynn, 592 F.3d 572, 575 (4th Cir.2010). A sentence below the applicable Guidelines range is presumptively reasonable. United States v. Susi, 674 F.3d 278, 289 (4th Cir.2012). Such presumption is rebutted only by a showing that the sentence is unreasonable when measured against the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) (2006) factors. United States v. Montes-Pineda, 445 F.3d 375, 379 (4th Cir.2006).
Washington has failed to overcome the presumption of reasonableness. Washington received a sentence below the applicable Guidelines range. The district court thoroughly explained its selected sentence, citing the lengthy period during which Washington's crime was ongoing and the need for deterrence. We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in selecting the sentence.
Accordingly, we affirm. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED.