United States v. Petty

ORDER

Demetrius Petty and Jennifer Chaney each pleaded guilty to participation in the same conspiracy to distribute at least 280 grams of crack cocaine. On appeal Chaney argues for the first time that her sentence is plainly unreasonable because the district judge did not reject the Guidelines’ 18:1 weight ratio of powder to crack cocaine. Petty’s attorney, on the other hand, found no nonfrivolous issue on appeal and moved to withdraw. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Because both Petty and Chaney received below-Guidelines sentences and the district…