Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey Dajuan ALLEN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-04-27
Citations: 178 F. App'x 227
Docket Number: No. 05-5152
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Jeffrey Dajuan ALLEN, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 178
Pages: 227–228

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Jeffrey Dajuan ALLEN, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 05-5152.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted March 31, 2006.
Decided April 27, 2006.
Mary Lou Newberger, Federal Public Defender, Jonathan D. Byrne, Appellate Counsel, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellant. Charles T. Miller, Acting United States Attorney, Steven I. Loew, Assistant United States Attorney, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.
Before WILKINSON, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Jeffrey Dajuan Allen was sentenced to 120 months' imprisonment for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (2000). We affirmed his conviction, vacated the sentence, and remanded for further proceedings consistent with United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). See United States v. Allen, 143 Fed.Appx. 519 (4th Cir.2005) (unpublished).
On remand, the district court resen-tenced Allen to 108 months' imprisonment. Allen again appeals, contending the district court imposed an unreasonable sentence.
After the Supreme Court's decision in Booker, a sentencing court is no longer bound by the range prescribed by the sentencing guidelines. See United States v. Hughes, 401 F.3d 540, 546 (4th Cir. 2005). However, in determining a sentence post-Booker, sentencing courts are still required to calculate and consider the guideline range prescribed thereby as well as the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C.A. § 3553(a) (West 2000 & Supp.2005). Id. As stated in Hughes, we will affirm a post-Booker sentence if it is within the statutorily prescribed range and it is reasonable. Id. at 546-47; see also United States v. Green, 436 F.3d 449, 457 (4th Cir.2006) (stating that if the sentence imposed is within the properly calculated guideline range, then it is presumptively reasonable).
On remand, the district court appropriately treated the guidelines as advisory, calculated and considered the guideline range, and weighed the relevant 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors. Allen contends that the sentence was unreasonable because it was greater than necessary to achieve the congressional sentencing objectives set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2). However, his claims are not adequate to rebut the presumption that the sentence within the guidelines range is reasonable. See Green, 436 F.3d at 456-57. We conclude the sentence imposed by the district court was reasonable. Accordingly, we affirm Allen's sentence. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED.