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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EFRAIN GUZMAN-CASTRO, a.k.a. Efrain Guzman Castro, Defendant-Appellant.
MEMORANDUM*
Efrain Guzman-Castro appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 96-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea convictions for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distributing methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Guzman-Castro contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable in light of the mitigating circumstances in this case. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Guzman-Castro's sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). The mid-range sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors and the totality of the circumstances. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51.
AFFIRMED.
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Docket No: No. 17-30030
Decided: November 17, 2017
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
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