US v. Jones

Filing 920070514

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 06-4498

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, versus CARLOS JOSE JONES, Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Asheville. Lacy H. Thornburg, District Judge. (1:05-cr-00031-3)

Submitted: May 10, 2007

Decided:

May 14, 2007

Before MOTZ and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Brian Oglesby, Ellenboro, North Carolina, for Appellant. Amy Elizabeth Ray, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM: Carlos Jose Jones pled guilty pursuant to a plea

agreement to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1); 846 (2000). Jones was sentenced by the district court to 151 Finding no error, we affirm.

months' imprisonment.

On appeal, counsel filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), asserting there were no

meritorious grounds for appeal, but arguing that the district court committed reversible error by sentencing Jones to 151 months' imprisonment rather than 130 months' imprisonment. Jones was

informed of his right to file a pro se supplemental brief, but did not do so, and the Government elected not to file a responsive brief. Jones was assigned an offense level of twenty-eight, and placed in criminal history category V. guideline range was 130 to 162 months. His resulting advisory See U.S. Sentencing The

Guidelines Manual Ch. 5, Pt. A (2005) (sentencing table).

district court properly calculated and considered the advisory guideline range and weighed the relevant 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) (2000) factors. Jones's 151-month sentence was both below the statutory

maximum and within the advisory guideline range. Thus, we conclude the district court did not err in imposing its sentence. See

United States v. Hughes, 401 F.3d 540, 546-47 (4th Cir. 2005).

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In accordance with Anders, we have reviewed the entire record in this case and have found no meritorious issues for appeal. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. This court requires that counsel inform his client, in writing, of his right to petition the Supreme Court of the United States for further review. If the client requests that a petition be filed,

but counsel believes that such a petition would be frivolous, then counsel may move this court for leave to withdraw from

representation.

Counsel's motion must state that a copy thereof We dispense with oral argument because

was served on the client.

the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid in the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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