USA v. Thomas

FILED
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
APR 6, 2011
JOHN LEY
CLERK
[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 10-14646
Non-Argument Calendar
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D.C. Docket No. 0:09-cr-60099-JIC-1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff-Appellee,
versus
PATRICE THOMAS,
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllDefendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida
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(April 6, 2011)
Before WILSON, MARTIN and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Patrice Thomas appeals her 7-month sentence imposed after her probation
was revoked pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3565(a). Thomas argues that her sentence

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was substantively unreasonable because her crime leading to her revocation was
minor, her probation history was otherwise clean, she accepted responsibility, and
all parties had agreed that the proper punishment was an anti-theft program.
Upon review of the record and consideration of the parties’ briefs, we affirm
Thomas’s sentence. The sentence fell in the middle of the applicable 4–10 month
guideline range, and we ordinarily expect guideline sentences to be reasonable.
United States v. Talley, 431 F.3d 784, 788 (11th Cir. 2005) (per curiam). And
Thomas’s sentence achieved the purposes of sentencing as stated in § 3553(a).
The term of imprisonment, anti-theft program, and restitution deterred Thomas,
protected the public from further crimes, took into account the nature of the
offense and the characteristics of Thomas, provided Thomas with needed
correctional treatment, and provided compensation to Thomas’s victim. The
district court did not abuse its discretion. Accordingly, we affirm Thomas’s
sentence.
AFFIRMED.
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