United States v. Latavis Mackroy

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Decided: January 21, 2025
• Docket: 23-10404
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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[DO NOT PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit

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No. 23-10404 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus LATAVIS DEYONTA MACKROY,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 6:22-cr-00087-PGB-LHP-1 ____________________ USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 2 of 20

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Before WILLIAM PRYOR, Chief Judge, and BRANCH and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Latavis Mackroy appeals his convictions and sentence for bank robbery and attempted bank robbery. 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). Mackroy challenges the admission of testimony concerning two in- terviews and the denial of his motion for a judgment of acquittal. He also argues that the district court erred in applying an enhance- ment for a threat of death, imposed a substantively unreasonable sentence based on an upward variance, and erred by imposing con- ditions of supervised release not orally pronounced at sentencing. We affirm. I. BACKGROUND A superseding indictment charged Mackroy with robbery of Fairwinds Credit Union, Chase Bank, and TD Bank and attempted robbery of Regions Bank. 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). Before trial, the gov- ernment provided notice under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) that it would introduce evidence of Mackroy’s prior robbery con- viction for which he was serving his sentence at a halfway house because it was inextricably intertwined with the charged offense and was relevant to his identity. At trial, the tellers from each bank testified that a man handed them a note stating it was a robbery and took the money they gave him. The teller at TD Bank testified that the robber left the note behind, and the teller at Regions Bank testified that the USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 3 of 20

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robber left without the money when the teller went to inform his boss about the robbery. Each teller testified that deposits at the bank were insured by the National Credit Union Association or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. And the government in- troduced a picture of each bank from the day of each robbery with signs stating the bank was insured. Gina Nava, the teller at Chase Bank, testified that a man approached her and handed her a note that stated, “This is a robbery. Don’t try to protect what’s not yours.” She also remembered reading the word “gun.” She stated that the robber left one of his hands in his sweater, which scared her because she believed he had a weapon. Pamala Woehr, a latent fingerprint examination expert, tes- tified that four prints on the note from TD Bank matched Mackroy’s fingerprints. Jimmy Jones, who worked for a halfway house where Mackroy was serving a sentence with the Bureau of Prisons at the time of the robberies, testified that records showed that Mackroy was signed out of the facility when each robbery oc- curred. Detective Ronald Budde testified that Mackroy’s car was a short distance from TD Bank before the alarm activated for the robbery. Detective Stephen White testified that Mackroy’s cell phone was used to search for banks the day of one of the robberies and for news stories about the robberies. Agent Timothy Pent tes- tified that cell-phone data placed Mackroy’s phone close to the rel- evant banks at the time each was robbed. FBI Special Agent Jonathan Hannigan testified that he inves- tigated the robberies. He noted similarities between Mackroy and USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 4 of 20

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the robber from video recordings of the robberies, including his hair, tattoos, complexion, clothing, and hair wrap. Hannigan ques- tioned Mackroy at the halfway house after advising him of his rights. Mackroy did not admit to being involved in the robberies, but he asked to speak with an assistant United States attorney “in order to broker some sort of deal,” and later asked to speak with FBI Special Agent Kevin Kaufman. After reinforming Mackroy of his rights, Hannigan and Kaufman conducted another interview. Kaufman testified that he knew Mackroy because he had previously investigated him for Hobbs Act robbery. The govern- ment moved to introduce the interview recording and transcript into evidence. Mackroy objected to playing portions of the inter- view, but the district court overruled his objection. In the interview, Kaufman informed Mackroy that the pros- ecution had DNA and fingerprint evidence connecting him to the banks. Kaufman also made several comments regarding Mackroy’s previous conviction, including that he had received a 15-year sen- tence and that he had not “even started federal probation and [was] out committing federal crimes,” “didn’t learn his lesson” because he was “still doing bank robberies,” and was “back doing this sh*t.” When discussing an unsolved homicide Mackroy had information about, Kaufman stated they would not be able to trust Mackroy to obtain information when he was committing other crimes while living in a halfway house and that letting Mackroy meet with po- tential suspects would “put[] the public at risk.” USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 5 of 20

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Kaufman explained at trial that he wanted to obtain truthful information about the instant robbery before Mackroy relayed in- formation about other crimes, such as the unsolved homicide, but Mackroy refused to provide information about the instant offense. Kaufman stated that Mackroy did not deny he committed the of- fense because if he lied, the agents would not be able to trust him. Kaufman stated that it would not be realistic for someone to coop- erate with the FBI and not plead guilty. Kaufman also testified that Mackroy did not deny committing the robberies when shown pic- tures because “he did it,” that Mackroy smiled or smirked in re- sponse to being shown an image of the bank robber because he “knew he was caught, that that was him in the picture,” and that Mackroy’s demeanor during the interview “did not resemble a per- son that was innocent.” The government rested. Mackroy moved for a judgment of acquittal arguing that the evidence did not establish his guilt be- yond a reasonable doubt. The district court denied the motion. The jury found Mackroy guilty on all four counts. Mackroy moved for a new trial arguing that there was insufficient evidence the banks were federally insured, which the district court denied. Mackroy’s final presentence investigation report reported a base offense level of 20, United States Sentencing Guidelines Man- ual § 2B3.1(a) (Nov. 2021), a 2-level enhancement because the tar- geted victim was a financial institution, id. § 2B3.1(b)(1), a 2-level enhancement because the note given to Nava at Chase Bank in- cluded a threat of death by referring to a gun, id. § 2B3.1(b)(2)(F), a USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 6 of 20

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2-level enhancement for obstruction of justice for denying under oath that he was the individual in the video of the Regions Bank robbery, id. § 3C1.1, and a 4-level multiple count adjustment be- cause the offenses were counted separately as they involved harm to separate victims, id. §§ 3D1.2(a)-(d), 3D1.4, resulting in a total offense level of 30. The report listed Mackroy’s juvenile adjudica- tions for aggravated assault with a firearm, resisting an officer with- out violence, battery, battery on a school employee, and carrying a concealed firearm, for which he did not receive any criminal his- tory points. It also listed a prior conviction for interfering with commerce by robbery. It described multiple violations of proba- tion for juvenile and adult offenses and disciplinary sanctions while in prison. It added two criminal-history points because he commit- ted the instant offenses while serving his sentence for interfering with commerce by robbery. The report calculated a total of nine criminal-history points and a criminal-history category of IV. Mackroy’s guideline range was 135 to 168 months and the maxi- mum term of imprisonment as to each of his convictions was 240 months. The report mentioned factors warranting a sentence outside the guideline range, including Mackroy’s difficult upbringing in fos- ter care, lack of parental guidance, and history of substance abuse and mental health problems as possibly warranting a lower sen- tence. The report also mentioned Mackroy’s previous violations of probationary terms, history of substance abuse and mental health problems, and that he was serving a sentence when he committed the instant offenses as possibly warranting a higher sentence. USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 7 of 20

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Mackroy objected to the enhancement for a threat of death and re- quested a downward variance based on his difficult upbringing and youthful incarceration. The government requested an upward var- iance of consecutive sentences totaling 25 years of imprisonment because the guideline range did not adequately reflect the serious- ness of the series of robberies and his criminal history. At the sentencing hearing, Mackroy argued against the en- hancement for a threat of death on the ground that Nava’s written statement from the day of the robbery, which did not include in- formation about a gun and stated she did not know what she read, was more accurate than her trial testimony. The district court over- ruled Mackroy’s objection because it found Nava’s testimony cred- ible that the note used the word “gun,” which suggested there would be harm. It adopted the presentence investigation report, which calculated a total offense level of 30, criminal-history cate- gory of IV, and guideline range of 135 to 168 months. Mackroy argued for a sentence of 135 months of imprison- ment based on his difficult upbringing, his history of incarceration, the nonviolent nature of the offenses, and his history of substance abuse. The government reiterated its request for 25 years of impris- onment based on the seriousness of the offenses involving four sep- arate robberies, his potential for recidivism by committing these offenses before he completed his sentence for a prior robbery, and his dishonesty in committing perjury. The district court stated that it had considered the statutory sentencing factors. See 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). It discussed Mackroy’s difficult upbringing and legal and USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 8 of 20

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behavioral issues as a juvenile. It then recounted his probation vio- lations, prison record, commission of the instant offenses while at a halfway house, dishonesty with the court, and violent criminal history. It stated that Mackroy’s criminal-history category did not incorporate any of his violent behavior as a juvenile and that he was not compliant under supervision. The district court expressed its concerns about Mackroy’s likelihood of recidivism, the need to deter him, and the need to protect public safety. The district court also determined that the guideline range did not accurately reflect the seriousness of Mackroy’s conduct involving multiple robberies. It ruled that his propensity for criminal conduct and the fact that he committed the offenses while under supervision warranted the variance. It sentenced Mackroy to concurrent sentences of 240 months of imprisonment as to each count followed by 3 years of supervised release. The district court stated that, while on super- vised release, Mackroy would “comply with the standard condi- tions and mandatory conditions in the Middle District” of Florida. The written judgment contained 13 standard conditions of super- vised release. After the district court solicited objections, Mackroy objected to the imposition of an upward variance. II. STANDARDS OF REVIEW We review the cumulative impact of trial errors de novo. United States v. Daniels, 91 F.4th 1083, 1092 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 144 S. Ct. 2592 (2024). We review an unpreserved challenge to an evidentiary ruling for plain error. Id. To establish plain error, a de- fendant must prove that there was an error that is plain, that af- fected his substantial rights, and that seriously affects the fairness, USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 9 of 20

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integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings. Id. at 1095. Although we generally review sufficiency challenges de novo, we re- view arguments not made in a motion for a judgment of acquittal for plain error. United States v. Zitron, 810 F.3d 1253, 1260 (11th Cir. 2016). We review de novo the interpretation and application of the Sentencing Guidelines, but issues raised for the first time on appeal are reviewed for plain error. United States v. Johnson, 694 F.3d 1192, 1195 (11th Cir. 2012). We review the reasonableness of a sentence for abuse of discretion. Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). When a defendant has notice of the standard conditions of super- vised release and fails to object, we review for plain error. United States v. Hayden, 119 F.4th 832, 838 (11th Cir. 2024). III. DISCUSSION We divide our discussion in five parts. First, we explain that no plain error occurred in admitting statements from Mackroy’s interviews. Second, we explain that no plain error occurred in denying the motion for a judgment of acquittal. Third, we explain that no error occurred in applying the enhancement for a threat of death. Fourth, we explain that there was no abuse of discretion in imposing an upward variance. Fifth, we explain that no plain error occurred in imposing the standard conditions of supervised release without orally describing those conditions. A. No Reversible Error Occurred in Admitting Statements From Mackroy’s Interviews. Mackroy argues that the district court erred by admitting testimony and exhibits from his two interviews. Because Mackroy USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 10 of 20

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failed to object to admitting the statements in the district court, we review his challenges for plain error. See Daniels, 91 F.4th at 1092. And when reviewing for cumulative error, we review each claim independently and then review the trial to determine if the defend- ant received a fundamentally fair trial. Id. at 1095. Mackroy argues that Kaufman’s testimony regarding his co- operation and knowledge of an unsolved homicide should not have been admitted under Federal Rule of Evidence 403 because those statements had no probative value and created the risk of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, and misleading the jury. Rule 403 permits a district court to exclude relevant evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by a danger of unfair prejudice, confusing the issues, or misleading the jury. Fed. R. Evid. 403. “[W]e look at the evidence in a light most favorable to its admis- sion, maximizing its probative value and minimizing its undue prej- udicial impact.” United States v. Alfaro-Moncada, 607 F.3d 720, 734 (11th Cir. 2010) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). Even when a challenge is preserved, exclusion under Rule 403 is an extraordinary remedy. Id. No error occurred. Kaufman described the content and con- text of his conversation with Mackroy and explained the reason for the conversation—Mackroy’s expressed desire to cooperate. Mackroy’s desire to cooperate and his demeanor during the inter- view were probative of his consciousness of guilt. Kaufman’s testi- mony regarding Mackroy’s failure to deny he committed the in- stant offense explained Mackroy’s actions instead of suggesting USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 11 of 20

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that Mackroy was untruthful. And Kaufman’s testimony about the unsolved homicide explained why Mackroy asked to speak to him without suggesting Mackroy was involved in the homicide. And this information was not so clearly prejudicial that the district court should have sua sponte excluded the evidence. See Daniels, 91 F.4th at 1095 (A district court plainly errs when evidence is “so obviously inadmissible and prejudicial that . . . the district court, sua sponte, should have excluded the evidence.” (citation and internal quota- tion marks omitted)). Mackroy also argues that Kaufman’s statements about his prior robbery conviction were inadmissible under Rule 404(b). He does not contest the evidence that he was serving a sentence at a halfway house. He instead argues that Agent Kaufman’s statements about Mackroy reoffending insinuated Mackroy was a danger to the public. Evidence is considered intrinsic to the charged conduct and falls outside of Rule 404(b) if it “is inextricably intertwined with the evidence regarding the charged offense.” United States v. Holt, 777 F.3d 1234, 1262 (11th Cir. 2015). Evidence explaining context and forming an integral part of an account of the crime is intrinsic. Id. We have refused to hold that evidence should be excluded under Rule 403 where acts are inextricably intertwined with the crimes charged. United States v. Horner, 853 F.3d 1201, 1214 (11th Cir. 2017). Again, no error occurred. That Mackroy was serving a sen- tence for his prior robbery conviction in a halfway house was inex- tricably intertwined with the evidence regarding his instant offense USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 12 of 20

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because surveillance video and records of his whereabouts from the halfway house were necessary circumstantial evidence. See Holt, 777 F.3d at 1262. And to the extent Kaufman’s comments al- luding to the nature of the prior offense, the length of Mackroy’s prior sentence, Mackroy’s recommission of the same crimes, and any danger Mackroy posed to the public were unduly prejudicial, any error in failing to exclude those statements is not plain where we have refused to exclude such intrinsic evidence under Rule 403. See Horner, 853 F.3d at 1214. Mackroy also argues that Agent Kaufman’s opinion about his demeanor was impermissible lay testimony. Lay opinions must be rationally based on the witness’s perception, helpful to under- standing the testimony or determining a fact at issue, and not based on specialized knowledge. Fed. R. Evid. 701. Opinion testimony that embraces the ultimate issue is not automatically objectionable. Id. R. 704(a). Lay opinions regarding the ultimate issue are properly admitted if they are based on the personal observations of the wit- ness. United States v. Campo, 840 F.3d 1249, 1266–67 (11th Cir. 2016). And lay witnesses may draw on their professional experiences to guide their opinions without being treated as expert witnesses. United States v. Jeri, 869 F.3d 1247, 1265 (11th Cir. 2017). No error occurred. Kaufman’s testimony about Mackroy’s demeanor during the interview was based on his personal observa- tions of Mackroy during the interview and his professional experi- ence. See Campo, 840 F.3d at 1266–67; Jeri, 869 F.3d at 1265. These observations were not automatically objectionable because they USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 13 of 20

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embraced the ultimate issue of Mackroy’s guilt. Fed. R. Evid. 704(a). Last, Mackroy argues that Kaufman’s statement that his DNA had been recovered from the targeted banks was inadmissible hearsay, but we disagree. Kaufman’s statement was not hearsay be- cause it was not offered to prove that there was DNA at the scene. See id. R. 801(c). The district court did not plainly err in admitting this evidence. Even if Mackroy could establish plain error in admitting any of these statements, he has not proved that the error affected his substantial rights by establishing a reasonable probability that, but for the error, a different outcome would have occurred. United States v. Margarita Garcia, 906 F.3d 1255, 1267 (11th Cir. 2018). Even without Kaufman’s statements, there is not a reasonable probabil- ity that the jury would have acquitted Mackroy. The government established Mackroy’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt through ev- idence of his fingerprints on the robbery note, consistencies in his appearance and surveillance footage of the robberies, his absences from the halfway house during each robbery, his cell phone’s loca- tion near the banks, his car’s location near the banks, and searches regarding the robberies. And because there was no error in admit- ting the evidence, there was no cumulative error. Daniels, 91 F.4th at 1101 (“Where there is no error or only a single error, there can be no cumulative error.”). USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 14 of 20

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B. No Plain Error Occurred in Denying Mackroy’s Motion for a Judgment of Acquittal. Mackroy argues that the district court erred in denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal because the government had failed to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the banks were federally insured at the time of the offense, instead of at the time of trial, and that the tellers’ testimony based on signs was unrelia- ble hearsay. The government argues that we should review Mackroy’s challenge for plain error because he failed to raise this argument in his motion for a judgment of acquittal, but Mackroy argues we should review his challenge de novo. We review Mackroy’s challenge for plain error. Although he made a general motion for a judgment of acquittal, he did not ar- gue that the government had not proved that the banks were fed- erally insured. See Zitron, 810 F.3d at 1260. And he does not chal- lenge the denial of his motion for a new trial on appeal. The district court did not plainly err in denying Mackroy’s motion for a judgment of acquittal. To prove a violation of sec- tion 2113(a), the government must establish that the bank was in- sured at the time of the robbery. United States v. Caldwell, 963 F.3d 1067, 1076 (11th Cir. 2020). Although we have stated that ideally the government would provide contemporaneous evidence of in- surance or evidence of insurance both before and after the offense, we have set a low threshold of proof. Id. We held on plain error review that testimony that a bank was insured at the time of trial, combined with the “nearly universal prevalence” of banks having USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 15 of 20

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their deposits insured allows jurors to infer that the bank was in- sured at the time of the offense. Cook v. United States, 320 F.2d 258, 259–60 (5th Cir. 1963). Mackroy relies on United States v. Platenburg, 657 F.2d 797, 799–800 (5th Cir. 1981), and United States v. Dennis, 237 F.3d 1295, 1304–05 (11th Cir. 2001), to argue that the evidence was insufficient. But Platenburg involved a challenge to a years old cer- tificate of insurance, and Dennis involved a statement by an FBI agent with no personal knowledge of the bank’s insured status. See 657 F.2d at 799–800; 237 F.3d at 1304–05. Instead, as in Cook, the government provided testimony from an employee at each bank that the banks were insured at the time of trial— just six months after the robberies. This testimony, combined with the “nearly uni- versal prevalence” of banks being federally insured, was sufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to find that the banks were insured at the time of the robberies under our precedent. See Cook, 320 F.2d at 259–60. C. The District Court Did Not Err in Applying the Enhancement for a Threat of Death. Mackroy argues that the district court erred by applying the enhancement for a threat of death because Nava’s testimony that the note used the word “gun” and that she believed Mackroy kept his hands in his sweater because he had a gun was insufficient. The government argues we should review Mackroy’s challenge for plain error because his challenge below focused on the credibility of Nava’s statements. But we review Mackroy’s argument de novo be- cause he objects to the enhancement on appeal under the same basic legal theory that he raised before the district court at USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 16 of 20

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sentencing—that Nava’s testimony about the presence of a gun was insufficient to support the enhancement. The district court did not err in applying the enhancement for a threat of death. A two-level enhancement applies where a threat of death was made during a robbery. U.S.S.G. § 2B3.1(b)(2)(F). We “consider whether the defendant’s overall con- duct would have instilled the fear of death in a reasonable person.” United States v. Perez, 943 F.3d 1329, 1333 (11th Cir. 2019). “[T]he actual victim’s subjective fear is not dispositive, though it may be indicative of whether a reasonable person would have feared death based on the defendant’s conduct.” Id. In United States v. Murphy, we held that a defendant handing a bank teller a note stating, “You have ten seconds to hand me all the money in your top drawer. I have a gun. Give me the note back now,” constituted a threat of death because the teller would have reasonably thought that if he did not give the money to the robber, he would be shot. 306 F.3d 1087, 1089 (11th Cir. 2002). Nava’s testimony that she was handed a note which included the word “gun” supported the inference that a reasonable person would believe if they did not hand over the money they would be shot. See id. This inference is especially rea- sonable considering the additional context that Mackroy left one of his hands in his sweater, which scared Nava, and led her to believe that he had a weapon. That conduct combined with a statement about a gun would have instilled a fear of death in a reasonable person. See Perez, 943 F.3d at 1333. USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 17 of 20

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D. The District Court Did Not Abuse its Discretion by Imposing an Upward Variance. Mackroy argues that the district court abused its discretion by imposing a sentence above the guideline range in the light of mitigating factors, including his disadvantaged childhood, his his- tory of substance abuse, and the nonviolent nature of the offense. He argues that the district court should not have relied on his crim- inal history and propensity for criminal conduct because they had already been accounted for in the guideline range. We disagree. The district court imposes a substantively unreasonable sen- tence when it fails to afford consideration to relevant factors that were due significant weight, gives significant weight to an im- proper or irrelevant factor, or commits a clear error of judgment in considering the proper factors. United States v. Taylor, 997 F.3d 1348, 1355 (11th Cir. 2021). We will disturb a sentence “only if we are left with the definite and firm conviction that the district court committed a clear error of judgment in weighing the § 3553(a) fac- tors by imposing a sentence that falls outside the range of reason- ableness as dictated by the facts of the case.” Id. (citation and inter- nal quotation marks omitted). The district court may “attach great weight” to one factor over others and this discretion is “particularly pronounced when it comes to weighing criminal history.” United States v. Riley, 995 F.3d 1272, 1279 (11th Cir. 2021) (citation and in- ternal quotation marks omitted). “We do not presume that a sen- tence outside the guideline range is unreasonable and must give due deference to the district court’s decision that the § 3553(a) fac- tors, as a whole, justify the extent of the variance.” United States v. USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 18 of 20

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Goldman, 953 F.3d 1213, 1222 (11th Cir. 2020). “Although there is no proportionality principle in sentencing, a major variance does re- quire a more significant justification than a minor one—the re- quirement is that the justification be sufficiently compelling to sup- port the degree of the variance.” United States v. Irey, 612 F.3d 1160, 1196 (11th Cir. 2010) (en banc) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an upward variance because it sufficiently justified its variance. See id. The district court discussed the statutory sentencing factors and re- counted the mitigating circumstances of Mackroy’s difficult youth. But it found that his propensity for criminal conduct and likelihood of recidivism supported the upward variance, recounting his vio- lent criminal history from a young age, misconduct in prison and on supervision, and commission of the instant offense while finish- ing his sentence. The district court was allowed to “attach great weight” to Mackroy’s likelihood of recidivism and violent criminal history and weigh those factors more heavily than any mitigating circumstances. See Riley, 995 F.3d at 1279. And it explained that the guideline range did not reflect his violent criminal history as a ju- venile and the seriousness of the offense in committing four rob- beries. We cannot say the district court committed a clear error of judgment in imposing a substantial upward variance. See Taylor, 997 F.3d at 1355. USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 19 of 20

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E. No Plain Error Occurred in Failing to Describe Orally the Standard Conditions of Supervised Release. The parties dispute the applicable standard of review for Mackroy’s argument that the district court erred by imposing standard conditions of supervised release not orally pronounced at sentencing. The government argues that plain error review applies because Mackroy had adequate notice of the standard conditions of release and failed to object, and Mackroy argues that we should review his challenge de novo because he had no opportunity to ob- ject. Hayden controls our standard of review. Mackroy had ade- quate notice of the standard conditions of supervised release when the district court orally pronounced that he must “comply with the standard conditions and mandatory conditions in the Middle Dis- trict” of Florida and solicited objections. See Hayden, 119 F.4th at 838. Because Mackroy did not object, we review his challenge for plain error. See id. Under Hayden, the district court did not err, much less plainly err, when it failed to describe the conditions of supervised release in its oral pronouncement. In Hayden, we held that the dis- trict court did not err by failing to describe each condition of su- pervised release in its oral pronouncement when it referred to the standard conditions adopted by the Middle District of Florida, which were publicly available, tracked the standard conditions in the relevant sentencing guideline, and did not conflict with the written judgment. Id. at 838–39. Here too the district court stated USCA11 Case: 23-10404 Document: 70-1 Date Filed: 01/21/2025 Page: 20 of 20

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that Mackroy would need to comply with the publicly available standard conditions of supervised release adopted by the Middle District of Florida, which matched the standard conditions in the relevant sentencing guideline and did not conflict with the written judgment. See id.; AO 245B Judgment in a Criminal Case, U.S. DIST. CT. FOR THE M.D. OF FLA., at 6, https://perma.cc/ZHW3-727A (last visited Jan. 21, 2024); U.S.S.G. § 5D1.3(c). IV. CONCLUSION We AFFIRM Mackroy’s convictions and sentence.