United States v. Christopher Bradley , 694 F. App'x 972 ( 2017 )

Case: 17-60047 Document: 00514110852 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/10/2017
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 17-60047 FILED
Summary Calendar August 10, 2017
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
CHRISTOPHER TERRELL BRADLEY,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 4:16-CR-63-1
Before BENAVIDES, SOUTHWICK, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Christopher Terrell Bradley appeals the 60-month sentence imposed
following his guilty plea conviction for failure to register as a sex offender. The
district court varied above the guidelines range of 30 to 37 months of
imprisonment, citing the volume and sometimes violent nature of Bradley’s
criminal history, the need to afford adequate deterrence to continued criminal
conduct, and the need to protect the public from further crimes. These were
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
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proper factors for the district court to consider. See United States v. Smith,
440 F.3d 704, 708 (5th Cir. 2006). Given the significant deference that is due
to a district court’s consideration of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, see Gall v.
United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007), and the district court’s reasons for its
sentencing decision, Bradley has not demonstrated that his sentence is
substantively unreasonable or an abuse of discretion, see United States v.
McElwee, 646 F.3d 328, 344-45 (5th Cir. 2011).
The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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