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No. 13-4019
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. Thomas D. Schroeder,
District Judge. (1:12-cr-00218-TDS-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Reshawn
Orlando
Allen
appeals
his
conviction
and
U.S. 738 (1967), Allens counsel has filed a brief certifying that
there are no meritorious issues for appeal but questioning whether
the
district
accepting
court
complied
Allens
reasonable.
plea
with
and
Fed.
whether
R.
Crim.
Allens
P.
11
sentence
when
is
We affirm.
United
Because
plea,
we
conclude
that
the
plea
was
knowing
and
United States v.
Lambey, 974 F.2d 1389, 1394 (4th Cir. 1992) (en banc).
We review Allens sentence for reasonableness, using
an abuse of discretion standard.
U.S. 38, 51 (2007).
to
sentencing
consider
under
the
clearly
18
U.S.C.
erroneous
2
3553(a)
facts,
(2006)
or
factors,
failing
to
Only if we find a
Cir. 2009).
When rendering a sentence, the district court must
make an individualized assessment based on the facts presented,
Carter, 564 F.3d at 328 (internal quotation marks and emphasis
omitted), and must adequately explain the chosen sentence to
allow
for
meaningful
appellate
review
and
to
promote
the
When, as
applicable
sentencing
decision
Guidelines
court
to
acted
impose
such
range,
reasonably
a
we
consider
both
sentence
and
with
with
whether
respect
to
its
respect
to
the
v.
Hernandez-Villanueva,
473
F.3d
118,
the
123
United
(4th
Cir.
51.
We conclude that Allens sentence is both procedurally
and
substantively
reasonable.
The
district
court
correctly
the
appropriate
18
U.S.C.
3553(a)
factors,
Allens
and
therefore
have
affirm
found
no
Allens
meritorious
conviction
issues
and
for
appeal.
sentence.
This
We
court
Counsels motion
We dispense
with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately
presented
in
the
materials
before
this
court
and
AFFIRMED