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No. 10-4160
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Greensboro.
William L. Osteen,
Jr., District Judge. (1:09-cr-00023-WO-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Ronald Lee Wilson, Jr., appeals the 108-month sentence
imposed following his guilty plea to one count of distribution
of
cocaine
base,
in
(b)(1)(B) (2006).
court
in
violation
of
21
U.S.C.
841(a)(1),
accordance
Anders
with
v.
California,
386
U.S.
738
to
no
reflect
reversible
1:1
crack
error,
we
to
powder
affirm
the
cocaine
ratio.
conviction
and
sentence.
Counsel
challenges
the
reasonableness
of
Wilsons
We review a
(2007); United States v. Lynn, 592 F.3d 572, 578-79 (4th Cir.
2010) (abuse of discretion standard of review applicable when
defendant
properly
district
court
3553[(a)
2006]
preserves
[b]y
for
ultimately imposed).
drawing
a
claim
of
arguments
sentence
sentencing
from
different
[18
than
error
in
U.S.C.]
the
one
factors,
selecting
sentence
based
on
clearly
an
individualized
presented.
Cir.
2009)
assessment
based
on
the
facts
Gall,
552
U.S.
at
50).
Accordingly,
courts
explanation
need
not
be
exhaustive;
it
must
Id.
be
We
both
conclude
procedurally
that
and
the
district
substantively
courts
sentence
reasonable.
was
Wilsons
See U.S.
district
court
used
the
correct
the
court
considered
Guidelines
range
and
Furthermore, it is apparent
both
parties
arguments
and
had
only
is
he
entitled
to
reduction
in
his
sentence
124
Stat.
unconstitutional.
2372,
but
Wilson
the
is
new
not
18:1
entitled
ratio
is
to
sentence
also
constitutional
challenge
to
the
new
18:1
See United
States v. Perkins, 108 F.3d 512, 518 (4th Cir. 1997); United
States v. Burgos, 94 F.3d 849, 876-77 (4th Cir. 1996); United
States
v.
Furthermore,
Guidelines,
Fisher,
58
even
after
sentencing
F.3d
96,
99-100
amendments
courts
remain
to
(4th
the
bound
crack
the
1995).
cocaine
mandatory
Kimbrough v. United
by
Cir.
no
minimum.
discretion
to
sentence
Wilson
below
the
mandatory
Cir. 2005).
In accordance with Anders, we have examined the entire
record and find no other meritorious issues for appeal.
therefore affirm the district courts judgment.
We
Consequently,
of
right
to
petition
the
Supreme
Court
of
the
contentions
are
adequately
5
presented
in
the
materials
before
the
court
and
argument
would
not
aid
the
decisional
process.
AFFIRMED