No. 11-4228
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Durham. William L. Osteen, Jr.,
District Judge. (1:10-cr-00114-WO-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Walter Franklin Griffith pled guilty, pursuant to a
written plea agreement, to the possession of a firearm by a
convicted
felon,
in
924(a)(2) (2006).
months
violation
of
18
U.S.C.
922(g)(1)
and
incarceration
supervised release.
followed
by
three-year
term
of
states
appeal,
that
but
he
could
questions
identify
no
meritorious
whether
Griffiths
issues
sentence
for
was
reasonable. *
This
court
reviews
abuse-of-discretion standard.
38, 51 (2007).
inspect
for
sentence
under
deferential
procedural
reasonableness
by
ensuring
that
the
improperly
consider
the
insufficiently
calculating
18
U.S.C.
explaining
the
Guidelines
3553(a)
the
selected
range,
(2006)
failing
factors,
sentence.
consider
the
substantive
reasonableness
of
the
or
United
to
We
sentence
file a pro se
The Government
calculated
Guidelines
range
is
reasonable.
United
on
his
the
nature
history
society
and
from
and
circumstances
characteristics,
further
criminal
of
and
Griffiths
the
conduct,
need
the
to
court
we
have
stressed,
sentencing
court
need
not
provide
[this
considered
the
particular defendant.
court]
an
assurance
3553(a)
factors
that
with
the
sentencing
regard
to
the
Our
so
here.
Accordingly,
we
readily
conclude
has
not
rebutted
the
that
Griffiths
presumption
of
reasonableness
Griffith,
Supreme
Court
in
of
writing,
the
United
of
the
States
right
for
to
further
petition
review.
the
If
this
court
for
leave
to
withdraw
from
representation.
contentions
the
court
are
adequately
and
argument
presented
would
not
in
aid
the
the
materials
decisional
process.
AFFIRMED