US v. Luciano Jaime

Filing 920110228

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 10-4558

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. LUCIANO JAIMES TAVIRA, a/k/a Luciano Tavira Jaimes, a/k/a Noel Martinez Garcia, Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. William L. Osteen, Jr., District Judge. (1:09-cr-00040-WO-1; 1:08-cr-00443-WO-1)

Submitted:

February 24, 2011

Decided:

February 28, 2011

Before GREGORY, SHEDD, and KEENAN, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Nancy R. Gaines, Salisbury, North Carolina, for Appellant. Sandra Jane Hairston, Assistant United States Attorney, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM: Luciano Jaimes Tavira pled guilty, pursuant to written plea agreements, to illegal reentry by an aggravated felon, 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b)(2) (2006), 21 possession § with intent to

distribute

methamphetamine,

U.S.C.

841(a)(1),

(b)(1)(A)

(2006), and being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5) (2006); he was sentenced to a total term of 292 months imprisonment. pursuant to Anders v. Tavira's attorney has filed a brief California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967),

contending that there are no meritorious issues on appeal but questioning unreasonable. whether Tavira's sentence is substantively

Although informed of his right to file a pro se For the reasons

supplemental brief, Tavira has not done so. that follow, we affirm. This court reviews a district

court's

sentence

for

reasonableness under an abuse-of-discretion standard. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007).

Gall v.

This review requires

appellate consideration of both the procedural and substantive reasonableness whether the of a sentence. court Id. This court must the assess

district

properly the 18

calculated U.S.C. §

advisory (2006)

Guidelines

range,

considered

3553(a)

factors, analyzed any arguments presented by the parties, and sufficiently explained the selected sentence. United States v.

Lynn, 592 F.3d 572, 576 (4th Cir. 2010) ("[A]n individualized 2

explanation must accompany every sentence.") (emphasis omitted); United (same). States In v. Carter, 564 F.3d 325, 330 (4th Cir. 2009) a

addition,

this

court

presumes

on

appeal

that

sentence within a properly determined advisory Guidelines range is substantively reasonable. 178, 193 (4th Cir. 2007). We conclude that Tavira's sentence is both United States v. Allen, 491 F.3d

procedurally and substantively reasonable. properly calculated Tavira's Guidelines

The district court range, treated the

Guidelines as advisory, and considered the applicable 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors. 473 (4th Cir. See United States v. Pauley, 511 F.3d 468, Moreover, the district court based its

2007).

sentence on its individualized assessment of the facts of the case. See Carter, 564 F.3d at 328. Tavira has not rebutted the

presumption that his within-Guidelines sentence is reasonable. We therefore find the sentence reasonable. In accordance with Anders, we have reviewed the record in this case and have found no meritorious issues for appeal. We therefore affirm Tavira's convictions and sentence. This

court requires that counsel inform Tavira, in writing, of the right to petition the Supreme Court of the United States for further review. If Tavira 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 3

representation.

Counsel's motion must state that a copy thereof We dispense with oral argument because

was served on Tavira.

the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the

decisional process. AFFIRMED

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