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No. 12-4423
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Charlotte.
Robert J. Conrad,
Jr., Chief District Judge. (3:11-cr-00044-RJC-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Ubaldo Sandoval pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written
plea agreement, to conspiracy to commit money laundering, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(h) (2006).
the
sentence
was
reasonable.
Finding
no
error,
whether
the
we
affirm.
Initially,
counsel
questions
district
withdraw
district
his
guilty
plea
in
the
court
or
otherwise
defendant must show that an error occurred, that the error was
plain,
and
that
rights.
United
the
States
error
v.
affected
Olano,
507
his
U.S.
substantial
725,
732-34
and
conclude
that
the
district
court
committed
no
also
he
offers
questions
no
specific
whether
Sandovals
claims
deferential
of
error,
sentence
is
sentence
under
abuse
of
discretion
standard.
The
for
procedural
reasonableness
by
ensuring
that
the
improperly
calculating
the
Guidelines
range,
failing
to
832,
837-38
considers
the
imposed,
taking
circumstances.
(4th
Cir.
substantive
into
2010).
reviewing
reasonableness
account
the
of
court
the
totality
then
sentence
of
the
278,
289
(4th
Cir.
2012)
sentence
is
the
district
court
properly
calculated
objection
by
downward
Sandoval,
variance
and
then
sentence.
imposed
The
of
of
presumptively
Sandovals
below
and
below-Guidelines
provided
sufficient
sentence,
sentence
reasonable,
court
the
Sandoval
the
district
Guidelines
has
not
courts
range
rebutted
is
that
presumption.
In accordance with Anders, we have reviewed the entire
record in this case and have found no meritorious issues for
appeal.
court.
writing,
of
his
right
to
petition
the
Supreme
Court
of
the
We dispense with
oral
contentions
argument
adequately
because
presented
in
the
the
facts
and
materials
legal
before
this
court
are
and
AFFIRMED