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No. 11-4044
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore.
William D. Quarles, Jr., District
Judge. (1:07-cr-00318-WDQ-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
William Lee Burdette, Jr., pled guilty, pursuant to a
plea
agreement,
pornography
in
to
one
interstate
count
of
and
transportation
foreign
commerce
of
by
child
means
of
On
appeal,
Burdette
claims
that
his
sentence
was
court failed to
adequately
by
3553(c)
under
explain
(West
the
Supp.
deferential
sentence,
2011).
as
required
This
court
abuse-of-discretion
reviews
standard.
18
U.S.C.A.
sentence
Gall
v.
significant
calculating
the
procedural
error,
Guidelines
range
Id.
reasonableness
or
of
such
as
failing
to
incorrectly
adequately
the
sentence,
tak[ing]
Id.
into
This court
not
necessarily
require
lengthy
explanation.
nonfrivolous
however,
the
reasons
judge
for
will
Rita
v.
imposing
normally
go
different
further
and
United States v. Carter, 564 F.3d 325, 328, 330 (4th Cir. 2009).
While a district court must consider the statutory factors and
explain its sentence, it need not explicitly reference 3553(a)
or discuss every factor on the record, particularly when the
district court imposes a sentence within a properly calculated
guidelines range.
record
discloses
that
here,
the
district
court
was not lengthy, but it made clear the courts disagreement with
defense counsels argument as to the seriousness of the offense
and
the
importance
of
consistency
in
sentencing.
The
court
provided
the
desired
uniformity.
3
Although
the
district
explanation
was
sufficient
to
show
its
consideration
of
court
are
adequately
and
argument
presented
would
not
in
aid
the
the
materials
decisional
process.
AFFIRMED