United States Fourth Circuit

In a conviction of defendant for unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, district court's imposition of a sentence as an armed career criminal is affirmed where: 1) defendant's previous felony drug convictions were punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least ten years both at the time he committed the offenses and at the time of his federal sentencing; 2) district court's upward departure was not procedurally or substantively unreasonable; and 3) the sentence was reasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/08/2010
• Published 03/08/2010

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• United States Fourth Circuit

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