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No. 12-4180
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Greensboro.
N. Carlton Tilley,
Jr., Senior District Judge. (1:06-cr-00156-NCT-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Khaleel Ali Hilliard pleaded guilty to one count of
credit
union
(2006),
robbery,
pursuant
to
sentenced in 2006.
Supp.
2012)
in
violation
written
plea
of
18
U.S.C.
agreement.
2113(a)
Hilliard
was
relief,
Hilliard
was
resentenced,
however
his
649
re-sentenced
Simmons,
However,
F.3d
on
(4th
February
Hilliard
the
237
no
court
2,
longer
Cir.
2011).
Hilliard
2012.
After
consideration
qualified
as
career
imposed
two-level
was
of
offender.
enhancement
for
also
departed
upward
one
At re-sentencing the
criminal
history
category.
Finding no error, we
affirm.
Hilliard
argues
that
the
district
court
improperly
she
permitted
him
inside.
He
contends
that
the
he
sentence.
challenges
This
court
the
procedural
reviews
reasonableness
sentence
for
States,
procedural
552
U.S.
reasonableness,
38,
41
we
(2007).
consider
of
his
reasonableness
In so
In
whether
Gall v.
determining
the
district
Id. at 49-51.
The
court
reviews
the
district
courts
factual
be
increased
two
levels
if
the
defendant
willfully
of
justice
with
respect
to
the
investigation,
of
conviction
and
any
relevant
conduct;
or
(ii)
influence
or
affect
the
issue
under
determination.
USSG
if
to
offense.
the
conduct
thwart
USSG
the
was
purposefully
investigation
3C1.1
n.1.
The
or
calculated,
prosecution
endangerment
of
of
and
the
innocent
robbery.
He
also
argues
that
the
conduct
would
not
at
the
first
sentencing,
found
that
Greenes
testimony that Hilliard asked him to get Ms. White to change her
story for trial was more likely true than not and was material
4
upward
for
under-represented
criminal
history.
reasons.
substantially
First,
his
under-represent
criminal
the
history
seriousness
of
does
his
not
criminal
of
any
prior
similar
conduct
not
resulting
in
See
USSG
the
court
4A1.3(a)(2)(A)-(E).
made
an
improper
Third,
assessment
Hilliard
of
the
argues
that
seriousness
of
his
old.
Finally,
Hilliard
argues
that,
had
the
2011
When
the
district
court
imposes
departure
or
acted
reasonably
both
with
respect
to
its
decision
to
from
the
sentencing
range.
United
States
v.
The
the
appellate
court
that
[it]
has
considered
the
range
defendants
if
criminal
reliable
information
history
category
indicates
that
substantially
the
under
341
(4th
Cir.
2008)
(noting
that
an
under-represented
prior
sentences
of
substantially
more
than
one
year
for
resolved
by
civil
or
administrative
adjudication,
that
did
not
result
in
conviction.
USSG
4A1.3(a)(2), p.s.
The Guidelines state factors that may be relied upon
in departing upward, but not all of the factors identified need
be
present.
substantially
It
is
sufficient
under-represents
that
the
court
clearly
enumerated
the
criminal
likelihood
USSG 4A1.3.
its
reasons
for
history
that
the
Here, the
departing
The court
also cited the violent elements of the credit union robbery and
getaway.
struck
designation.
the
crimes
that
qualified
Hilliard
for
the
of
the
inferences
drawn
evidence
from
his
and
past
the
reasonableness
criminal
conduct.
of
the
Although
Although
crime,
consideration
court
the
there
of
discussed
were
the
it
court
the
sufficient
current
to
cited
circumstances
reasons
circumstances
substantiate
its
given
and,
of
the
without
further,
the
determination
that
We
argument
adequately
because
presented
in
the
the
facts
and
materials
We dispense with
legal
before
contentions
the
court
are
and
AFFIRMED