Carmona

United States v. Carmona

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 4, 202423-1232California95 words

Opinion

background and “heartbreaking” childhood, but concluded that the substantial

amount of drugs involved in the offense warranted a low-end Guideline sentence.

Contrary to Carmona’s argument, the court acted within its discretion in weighing

these considerations. See United States v. Gutierrez-Sanchez, 587 F.3d 904, 908

(9th Cir. 2009) (“The weight to be given the various factors in a particular case is

for the discretion of the district court.”). The 168-month sentence is substantively

reasonable under 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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