United States v. John Hancox Ford

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant John Hancox Ford pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and one count of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. Ford was originally charged with six counts of an eight count indictment, but pursuant to a plea agreement the government dismissed four of these counts in return for Ford’s guilty plea on the other two. On appeal, Ford challenges only his sentence. We affirm.

Before the District Court imposed sentence, the United States Probation Department prepared a presentence report. In…