Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Michael FERGUSON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-09-13
Citations: 478 F. App'x 761
Docket Number: No. 12-4212
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Michael FERGUSON, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, KEENAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 478
Pages: 761–762

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Michael FERGUSON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-4212.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Sept. 10, 2012.
Decided: Sept. 13, 2012.
Lora E. Collins, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Greenville, South Carolina, for Appellant. Maxwell B. Cauthen, III, Assistant United States Attorney, Green-ville, South Carolina, for Appellee.
Before WILKINSON, KEENAN, and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Larry Michael Ferguson pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm after sustaining a prior conviction for an offense punishable by a term exceeding one year of imprisonment, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (2006). The district court sentenced Ferguson to the statutory mandatory minimum sentence of 180 months of imprisonment and he now appeals. Appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), questioning whether the sentence was reasonable. Ferguson has also filed a pro se supplemental brief raising additional issues. Finding no error, we affirm.
Counsel questions whether the sentence of the statutory mandatory minimum term was reasonable. We review a sentence for reasonableness, applying an abuse of discretion standard. Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007); see also United States v. Layton, 564 F.3d 330, 335 (4th Cir.2009). In so doing, we examine the sentence for "significant procedural error," including "failing to calculate (or improperly calculating) the Guidelines range, treating the Guidelines as mandatory, failing to consider the [18 U.S.C.] § 3553(a) [ (2006) ] factors, selecting a sentence based on clearly erroneous facts, or failing to adequately explain the chosen sentence." Gall, 552 U.S. at 51, 128 S.Ct. 586. We will presume on appeal that a sentence within a properly calculated advisory Guidelines range is reasonable. United States v. Allen, 491 F.3d 178, 193 (4th Cir.2007); see Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338, 346-56, 127 S.Ct. 2456, 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007) (upholding presumption of reasonableness for within-Guidelines sentence). We have thoroughly reviewed the record and conclude that the sentence was procedurally and substantively reasonable.
We have examined the entire record in accordance with the requirements of An-ders and have found no meritorious issues for appeal. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. This court requires that counsel inform Ferguson, in writing, of the right to petition the Supreme Court of the United States for further review. If Ferguson requests that a petition be filed, but counsel believes that such a petition would be frivolous, then counsel may move in this court for leave to withdraw from representation. Counsel's motion must state that a copy thereof was served on Ferguson. 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 in the decisional process.
AFFIRMED.
We have considered the issues raised in Ferguson's pro se brief and conclude they lack merit.