United States v. Singleton

* 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
June 20, 2006
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-30554
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
YOLANDA R. SINGLETON,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Louisiana
USDC No. 2:04-CR-341
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Before STEWART, DENNIS, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Yolanda R. Singleton appeals her 15-month sentence of
imprisonment for two counts of filing false tax claims.
Singleton argues that the district court erred by not giving
sufficient weight to her personal history and characteristics and
that the district court should have imposed a sentence of
probation rather than imprisonment.
Singleton’s argument is not persuasive. The district court
noted that it had considered her personal history and

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characteristics, having reviewed the defense sentencing
memorandum. However, Singleton’s arguments failed to persuade
the district court to impose a sentence of probation. The
district court imposed a sentence within the properly calculated
guidelines range. Accordingly, the sentence is presumed
reasonable. See United States v. Alonzo, 435 F.3d 551, 553 (5th
Cir. 2006). Singleton’s argument that the court erred in
imposing a sentence within this range because it did not weigh
the factors properly is without merit. She fails to rebut the
presumption of reasonableness.
Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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