USA v. Kenneth Sanchez, No. 17-11298 (5th Cir. 2018)
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Case: 17-11298 Document: 00514609131 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/21/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 17-11298 Summary Calendar August 21, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. KENNETH SANCHEZ, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:17-CR-103-1 Before HIGGINSON, COSTA, and HO, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Kenneth Sanchez appeals his above-guidelines sentence for possession of stolen mail in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708. Sanchez challenges the substantive reasonableness of his 24-month prison sentence, arguing that the district court abused its discretion by improperly giving significant weight to his criminal history, which Sanchez contends consisted of only minor offenses. He also argues that the district court, in imposing an above-guidelines Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. * Case: 17-11298 Document: 00514609131 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/21/2018 No. 17-11298 sentence, failed to provide “any discussion about moving incrementally across or down the sentencing table,” as required by the policy statement in U.S.S.G. § 4A1.3. Sanchez’s sentence, a variance based on the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, is 16 months above the top of his advisory sentencing range. Because the district court imposed a variance sentence, Sanchez’s argument concerning § 4A1.3 is inapposite. See United States v. Mejia-Huerta, 480 F.3d 713, 723 (5th Cir. 2007). The district court considered permissible factors under § 3553(a), including Sanchez’s criminal history, the fact that his lenient punishments for his prior offenses had not deterred him from reoffending, and the fact that the guidelines range did not reflect the seriousness of his offense. The district court also considered the mitigating factors presented by Sanchez. The district court did not abuse its discretion. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007); United States v. Smith, 440 F.3d 704, 708 (5th Cir. 2006). AFFIRMED. 2
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