United States v. Vincent Nunley

OPINION

STRANCH, Circuit Judge.

Vincent Nunley appeals his above-Guidelines sentence of 252 months imposed after he pled guilty to conspiring to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine. He argues that the district court did not adequately explain the upward variance and that the sentence is substantively unreasonable because the court considered factors already accounted for in the Guidelines and failed to consider factors favorable to him. Finding these arguments unpersuasive, we AFFIRM Nunley’s sentence.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Vincent Nunley participated in a conspiracy, lasting…