Case Name: UNITED STATES of America v. Anthony Bernardly JONES also known as Tony Jones Anthony B. Jones, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-07-19
Citations: 240 F. App'x 977
Docket Number: No. 05-5041
Parties: UNITED STATES of America v. Anthony Bernardly JONES also known as Tony Jones Anthony B. Jones, Appellant.
Judges: Before: SLOYITER, WEIS and ROTH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 240
Pages: 977–978

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America v. Anthony Bernardly JONES also known as Tony Jones Anthony B. Jones, Appellant.
No. 05-5041.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted Under Third Circuit L.A.R. 34.1(a) July 10, 2007.
Filed July 19, 2007.
Seth Weber, Office of United States Attorney, Allentown, PA, for United States of America.
Carlos A. Mártir, Jr., Mártir & Garcia, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.
Before: SLOYITER, WEIS and ROTH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
OPINION
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted defendant of one count of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(d) and one count of carrying a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). He was sentenced under the Guidelines to 100 months incarceration under the first count, and a consecutive mandatory 84-month sentence for the firearms violation. A period of supervised release and an order of restitution were also imposed.
On direct appeal, we vacated the sentence and remanded for reconsideration in light of United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). See United States v. Jones, 149 Fed.Appx. 67 (3d Cir.2005).
At the resentencing hearing, defense counsel said, "I would ask Your Honor . to allow the sentence to remain as imposed by this Court. This Court, at the time of original sentence, took into consideration a number of factors which reduced drastical ly the . original Criminal History Category of my client, as well as the offense level...." The Assistant U.S. Attorney stated that "we'd recommend the Court impose the same sentence."
After adhering to its original Guidelines calculation, the trial court, recognizing that the Guidelines were advisory rather than mandatory post-Booker, proceeded to evaluate the statutory factors set out in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). After a thorough review of the appropriate considerations in this case, the district judge said, "nothing's changed my mind about that being a reasonable sentence, and I'm therefore going to impose the sentence as I did before.... And I think it's a fair and reasonable sentence."
In this appeal, defendant contends that the District Court gave undue weight to the Guidelines and thus imposed a sentence that was greater than necessary. He also argues that the only § 3553(a) sentencing factor the District Court considered was deterrence.
We have reviewed the record with care and conclude that the district judge properly evaluated the appropriate statutory elements to arrive at a sentence that is a reasonable one.
The District Court followed the process required by this Court after Booker by calculating the Guidelines range, recognizing it as advisory, and then exercising its discretion on the record by taking into consideration the relevant § 3553(a) factors. See United States v. Gunter, 462 F.3d 237, 247 (3d Cir.2006). In doing so, the district judge provided a detailed list of "adequate reasons." United States v. King, 454 F.3d 187, 197 (3d Cir.2006); see also United States v. Charles, 467 F.3d 828, 833 (3d Cir.2006) (holding that district courts do not assume the burden of showing why a lower sentence was insufficient). Finally, the record does not support the defendant's contention that the District Court refused to consider any § 3553(a) factor other than deterrence. Rather, the district judge thoroughly considered all of the § 3553(a) factors at resentencing.
Accordingly, the judgment of the District Court will be affirmed.