UNITED STATES v. RAMOS AGUILAR (2018)

MEMORANDUM **

In these consolidated appeals, Guadalupe Ramos-Aguilar appeals the aggregate 58-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326, and his admission that he violated the terms of his supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Ramos-Aguilar first contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing to address his arguments in support of a downward variance. The court did not plainly err. See United States v. Valencia-Barragan, 608 F.3d 1103, 1108 (9th Cir. 2010). The court considered Ramos-Aguilar’s individualized circumstances and mitigating arguments, explaining that his motive argument was not “a good one,” and that deterrence was an important consideration. It was not required to say more. See United States v. Petri, 731 F.3d 833, 842 (9th Cir. 2013) (district court need not “detail its evaluation of every assertion made to support [defendant’s] argument during sentencing” as long as it makes clear that the parties’ arguments have been heard and a reasoned decision made).

Ramos-Aguilar also contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable. The district court did not abuse its discretion. See United States v. Autery, 555 F.3d 864, 871 (9th Cir. 2009). The court considered Ramos-Aguilar’s mitigation arguments and determined that they were insufficient to warrant the significant downward variance he sought in light of how quickly he returned to the United States. The below-Guidelines sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances. See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 993 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc).

AFFIRMED.