Opinion ID: 2672443
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Heading: Mr. Lucero’s characteristics

Text: Mr. Lucero likewise cannot meet his burden to show that his sentence was substantively unreasonable in light of his personal characteristics under § 3553(a)(1). Mr. Lucero argues his sentence should be lower because he “is a 65 year old man with a distinguished professional and academic career, a supportive family and a desire to provide care to his elderly mother.” Aplt. Br. at 20. Mr. Lucero does not contest, however, that the district court properly took into account the § 3553(a) factors, including Mr. Lucero’s age, education, and circumstances. The district court concluded, based on its consideration of these factors, that “nothing . . . -21- takes [his] case out the heartland of cases” in which a Guidelines-range sentence is appropriate and serves the goals of sentencing. ROA, Vol. III at 35. Mr. Lucero has provided no evidence or arguments on appeal to counter this conclusion. Furthermore, as noted above, Mr. Lucero was sentenced to the low end of his properly calculated Guidelines range—78 months in prison, or 18 months over the statutory mandatory minimum of 60 months. See 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4). We cannot say in these circumstances that Mr. Lucero’s sentence “exceeds the bounds of permissible choice, given the facts and applicable law.” Chavez, 723 F.3d at 1233 (quotations omitted).