United States v. Ruiz-Terrazas

GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.

Javier Ruiz-Terrazas contends that the district court erred when it failed to articulate its reasons for rejecting his arguments, based on the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), that a sentence below the range recommended by the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“USSG” or the “Guidelines”) was warranted. Mr. Ruiz-Terrazas also argues that sentences falling within the Guidelines’ advisory ranges should not be presumed reasonable and that the district court impermissibly “double counted” his criminal history by using it to calculate not just his proper criminal…