Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan GUERRERO, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-01-15
Citations: 628 F. App'x 205
Docket Number: No. 15-4292
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan GUERRERO, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DUNCAN, FLOYD, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 628
Pages: 205–205

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan GUERRERO, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-4292.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Dec. 10, 2015.
Decided: Jan. 15, 2016.
Thomas P. McNamara, Federal Public Defender, Stephen C. Gordon, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Thomas G. Walker, United States Attorney, Jennifer P, May-Parker, Kristine L. Fritz, Assistant United States Attorneys, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before DUNCAN, FLOYD, and HARRIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Juan Guerrero was convicted of knowingly possessing a prohibited object in prison, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1791(a)(2) (2012). The district court sentenced Guerrero to 24 months of imprisonment. On appeal, Guerrero argues that the district court imposed a substantively unreasonable sentence. We affirm.
We, review for abuse of discretion Guerrero's claim that the district court imposed an unreasonable sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). More specifically, we examine the "totality of the circumstances" in considering the substantive reasonableness of a sentence. Gall, 552 U.S. at 51, 128 S.Ct. 586. The sentence imposed must be "sufficient, but not greater than necessary," to satisfy the purposes of sentencing. 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). On appeal, this court applies a presumption of reasonableness to a within-Guidelines-range sentence. United States v. Helton, 782 F.3d 148, 151 (4th Cir.2015). "Such a presumption can only be rebutted by showing that the sentence is unreasonable when measured against the § 3553(a) factors." United States v. Louthian, 756 F.3d 295, 306 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 135 S.Ct. 421, 190 L.Ed.2d 293 (2014).
After reviewing the record, we conclude that Guerrero's sentence was substantively reasonable. His sentence fell at the bottom of his Guidelines range. The district court properly weighed the seriousness of the offense, Guerrero's criminal history, the time spent in segregation and lost good time credit due to the offense, and his positive personal history and characteristics. In sum, Guerrero has not rebutted the presumed substantive reasonableness of the sentence.
We therefore affirm the judgment. 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.