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Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
STEPHEN E. TAYLOR,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Georgia
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(April 20, 2009)
Before TJOFLAT, DUBINA and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Stephen Taylor appeals his sentence of imprisonment for 72 months, which
The district court also did not abuse its discretion by imposing a sentence
above the guideline range. The district court correctly calculated the advisory
guideline range, but concluded that range of punishment was not adequate to
capture the seriousness of [Taylors] conduct. See United States v. Irizarry, 458
F.3d 1208, 121112 (11th Cir. 2006) (per curiam). The district court did not abuse
its discretion when it ruled that an upward variance to 72 months of imprisonment
was necessary to account for the facts and circumstances of Taylors crimes, the
emotional and monetary loss suffered by Taylors victims, the substantial number
of victims, and Taylors disingenuous testimony regarding his motives to purchase
the real estate. See 18 U.S.C. 3553(a); Gall, 128 S. Ct. at 597. Taylors sentence
is reasonable.
Taylors sentence is AFFIRMED.