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United States v. Lerone Martin, 4th Cir. (2015)
United States v. Lerone Martin, 4th Cir. (2015)
No. 14-4536
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Anderson.
J. Michelle Childs, District
Judge. (8:12-cr-00949-JMC-11)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Lerone Rodriquez Martin pled guilty to conspiracy to
possess
with
cocaine.
intent
The
to
court
distribute
imposed
five
kilograms
70-month
or
sentence.
more
of
Martins
court
adequately
explained
the
reasoning
for
the
sentence imposed.
asking
to
this
issue.
court
Concluding
review
that
the
the
record
district
for
court
any
did
meritorious
not
err,
we
affirm.
We review a sentence for reasonableness, applying an
abuse-of-discretion standard.
38, 51 (2007).
[(2012)]
factors,
selecting
sentence
based
on
district
court
appropriately
computed
Martins
offense.
In
light
of
Martins
minor
role
in
the
Guidelines
range.
We
find
that
the
court
adequately
explained its reasons for the sentence imposed and the 70-month
sentence is not unreasonable and not an abuse of discretion.
See United States v. Allen, 491 F.3d 178, 193 (4th Cir. 2007)
(applying
an
appellate
sentence
imposed
presumption
within
of
reasonableness
properly
calculated
to
advisory
Guidelines range); see also Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338,
346-56
(2007)
(upholding
presumption
of
reasonableness
for
within-Guidelines sentence).
In accordance with Anders, we have reviewed the entire
record in this case and have found no meritorious issues for
appeal.
further review.
before
this
court
and
argument
would
not
aid
the
decisional process.
AFFIRMED