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United States v. Jenkins, 4th Cir. (2009)
United States v. Jenkins, 4th Cir. (2009)
United States v. Jenkins, 4th Cir. (2009)
No. 08-4567
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Charleston. David C. Norton, District Judge.
(2:07-cr-00739-DCN-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
Mary
Gordon
Baker,
Assistant
Federal
Public
Defender,
Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellant. Alston Calhoun
Badger, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Charleston, South
Carolina, for Appellee.
PER CURIAM:
Leroy
Antwan
Jenkins
appeals
from
his
convictions
Jenkins Anders
guilty
Jenkins
plea
was
Anders
knowing
brief
and
also
concludes
voluntary.
that
Finding
no
error, we affirm.
In the absence of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea,
we review the adequacy of the guilty plea pursuant to Fed. R.
United States v. Martinez, 277
Jenkins plea
We
Jenkins
challenge
to
the
constitutionality
of
21
rejected
disparity
claims
that
the
sentencing
between
powder
to
have
the
Sentencing
constitutionality
minimum
sentences
bolster
his
Kimbrough
v.
or
Guidelines
applicability
for
argument
United
crack
with
States,
of
no
the
offenses.
the
S.
Courts
Ct.
on
statutory
Jenkins
Supreme
128
effect
558,
the
mandatory
attempt
to
decision
in
(2007),
is
575
crack/cocaine
variance
from
sentencing
the
ratio
Guidelines
as
is
possible
unrelated
basis
for
to
the
This
contentions
the
court
are
adequately
and
argument
presented
would
not
in
aid
the
the
materials
decisional
process.
AFFIRMED