United States v. John Emory, III

PER CURIAM: * John William Emory, III, appeals the five-year prison term imposed upon revocation of the probation sentence he received following his 2011 conviction for wire fraud. He argues that his revocation sentence is well above the recommended range of 4 to 10 months and unreasonable under the circumstances. The district court’s sentencing decision was not plainly unreasonable. See United States v. Kippers, 685 F.3d 491, 496 (5th Cir.2012). Before pronouncing Emory’s sentence, the district court expressly considered the policy statements in Chapter Seven of the Guidelines Manual promulgated by the United States Sentencing Commission, the applicable policy state *353 ment range under § 7B 1.4(a), the maximum statutory sentence that Emory faced, and the appropriate sentencing factors, particularly the need for the sentence imposed to reflect the seriousness of the offense and to protect the public. The court then elected to impose a five-year prison term, the maximum statutory sentence allowed, after finding, inter alia, that Emory had victimized many people, violated multiple conditions of his release, showed a lack of remorse, and was granted leniency when his probation was not revoked after the filing of an earlier revocation petition. While Emory’s sentence exceeded the applicable policy statement range, it was within the statutory maximum he faced. See 18 U.S.C. § 3565(a)(2); United States v. Pena, 125 F.3d 285, 288 (5th Cir.1997). This court has routinely upheld such sentences. See United States v. Whitelaw, 580 F.3d 256, 265 (5th Cir.2009). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. Footnotes [*] Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.