United States v. Locke

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge.

Lisa Locke (Locke or Defendant) appeals her sentence of 60 months’ imprisonment resulting from her convictions of possession of stolen mail and aggravated identity theft. Locke claims that the district court erred when it “failed to consider” two mitigating arguments she advanced. Appellant’s Br. at 11. Because the record reflects that the district court in fact considered both arguments and provided a “reasoned basis” for Locke’s sentence, see Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338, 356, 127 S.Ct.…