Opinion ID: 2792884
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: O’Bryant’s Sentence

Text: O’Bryant contends that his 330-month sentence is substantively unreasonable. He continues to argue that the first-degree-murder cross-reference should not have applied, that he was not involved in any conspiracy to kill Benson, that Benson’s murder was not premeditated, and that the witnesses who testified at the sentencing hearing were unreliable. The district court considered the arguments O’Bryant now advances on appeal, and we have addressed them above. Our review of the record satisfies us that this is not the “unusual case when we reverse a district court sentence—whether within, above, or below the applicable Guidelines range—as substantively unreasonable.” Feemster, 572 F.3d at 464 (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). 4 Having decided that the evidence was sufficient to support application of § 2A1.1, we reject O’Bryant’s argument that—at most—the evidence supported the cross-reference to § 2A1.2, second-degree murder. -14-