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United States v. Jones, 4th Cir. (2008)
United States v. Jones, 4th Cir. (2008)
United States v. Jones, 4th Cir. (2008)
No. 08-4672
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Charleston. David C. Norton, District Judge.
(2:06-cr-00977-DCN-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Vincent L. Jones, Jr., appeals the district courts
judgment entered pursuant to his guilty plea to possession with
intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base and a
quantity
of
(b)(1)(A),
(b)(1)(C)
furtherance
U.S.C.
cocaine,
of
in
violation
(2006),
drug
and
(2006).
21
U.S.C.
possession
trafficking
924(c)(1)(A)(i)
of
crime,
of
in
Counsel
841(a)(1),
a
firearm
violation
for
Jones
in
of
18
filed
asks
this
reasonable. *
court
to
review
whether
Jones
sentence
was
Finding no
error, we affirm.
Following
United
States
v.
Booker,
543
U.S.
220
Guidelines range.
Gall v. United
Id.
at 597; see also United States v. Pauley, 511 F.3d 468, 473 (4th
Cir. 2007).
factors,
selecting
sentence
based
on
clearly
substantive
reasonableness
of
the
sentence.
Id.
Further, this
of
Id.
sentencing
discretion
does
not
permit
us
to
Id. at
S. Ct. at 597).
In her Anders brief, counsel concedes that the 180month sentence was reasonable in light of the fact that Jones
received statutory mandatory minimum sentences on both counts.
In our previous opinion in this case, we noted that Jones was
subject to statutory mandatory minimum sentences totaling 180
months imprisonment, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(A) and
See Jones, 277 F. Appx at 309
18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1)(A)(i).
n.2.
Therefore,
because
the
district
court
imposed
the
that
counsel
inform
her
client,
in
This court
writing,
of
his
review.
If
the
client
requests
that
petition
be
served
on
client.
We
dispense
with
oral
argument
in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
AFFIRMED