Opinion ID: 4239837
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Ordering the terms to run consecutively

Text: Hatley argues the district court erred in ordering the terms to run consecutively without analysis of the Section 3553(a) factors. Because Hatley did not preserve this error, the issue is reviewed for plain error. 18 U.S.C. § 3584(a) permits multiple terms to run either concurrently or consecutively. Here, the district court imposed a within-Guidelines sentence, which is presumed reasonable. See United States v. Candia, 454 F.3d 468, 473 (5th Cir. 2006). The only basis for Hatley’s argument is his claim that the district court failed to consider the Section 3553(a) factors, which we reject. It was thus not plain error to impose consecutive terms.