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United States v. Jeffrey Burris, 18-4265 (2018)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Number: 18-4265 Visitors: 4
Filed: Nov. 07, 2018
Latest Update: Mar. 03, 2020
Summary: UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 18-4265 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. JEFFREY BURRIS, a/k/a Jeffrey M. Burris, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Charleston. Irene C. Berger, District Judge. (2:17-cr-00099-1) Submitted: October 23, 2018 Decided: November 7, 2018 Before DIAZ and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublish
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                                    UNPUBLISHED

                       UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                           FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT


                                      No. 18-4265


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                    Plaintiff - Appellee,

             v.

JEFFREY BURRIS, a/k/a Jeffrey M. Burris,

                    Defendant - Appellant.



Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia,
at Charleston. Irene C. Berger, District Judge. (2:17-cr-00099-1)


Submitted: October 23, 2018                                  Decided: November 7, 2018


Before DIAZ and THACKER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.


Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Christian M. Capece, Federal Public Defender, Jonathan D. Byrne, Assistant Federal
Public Defender, Lex A. Coleman, Assistant Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE
FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellant. Michael B.
Stuart, United States Attorney, R. Gregory McVey, Assistant United States Attorney,
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charleston, West Virginia, for
Appellee.


Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:

       Jeffrey Burris appeals the 60-month sentence imposed following his guilty plea to

possession of unregistered firearms, 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) (2012). Burris contends that his

within-Guidelines sentence is unreasonable. Finding no error, we affirm.

       We    review    a   sentence   for   reasonableness,    applying    “a   deferential

abuse-of-discretion standard.” Gall v. United States, 
552 U.S. 38
, 41 (2007). This

review entails consideration of the procedural and substantive reasonableness of the

sentence. 
Id. at 51.
In determining procedural reasonableness, we consider whether the

district court properly calculated the applicable Guidelines range, considered the 18

U.S.C. § 3553(a) (2012) factors, and sufficiently explained the selected sentence. 
Id. If we
find no significant procedural error, we examine the substantive reasonableness of the

sentence under the “totality of the circumstances.” 
Id. “Any sentence
that is within or

below a properly calculated Guidelines range is presumptively reasonable.”          United

States v. Louthian, 
756 F.3d 295
, 306 (4th Cir. 2014).         To successfully challenge

substantively reasonableness, an appellant must rebut this “presumption . . . by showing

that the sentence is unreasonable when measured against the . . . § 3553(a) factors.” 
Id. Burris’ 60-month
sentence falls within the correctly calculated Guidelines range of

57-71 months and is presumptively reasonable. In imposing sentence, the district court

addressed the various statutory factors. The court was especially concerned about the

serious nature of the offense, which involved the possession of 14 unregistered firearms,

some of which Burris had concealed in woods, and Burris’ lengthy criminal history,

which included two assaults and two offenses related to weapons. The court observed

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that prior terms of probation had not had the intended deterrent effect. We find nothing

in the record to support the claim that the sentence is unreasonable when measured

against the statutory sentencing factors.

       We therefore affirm. We dispense with oral argument because 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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