United States v. Patrick Laverdure, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Patrick Jedidya Laverdure, Jr., appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 160-month sentence and a special condition of supervised release imposed following his jury-trial conviction for aggravated sexual abuse, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 (a) and 2241, and abusive sexual contact, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 (a) and 2244. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for further proceedings.

Laverdure contends that his custodial sentence is substantively unreasonable in light of his personal history and fetal alcohol syndrome. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Laver-dure’s sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 , 128 S.Ct. 586 , 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). The within-Guidelines sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553 (a) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances, including the nature of the offense and the need to protect the public. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51 , 128 S.Ct. 586 . Accordingly, we affirm the custodial sentence.

Laverdure also challenges the district court’s imposition of special supervised release…