United States v. Wesley Oatman

Wesley Oatman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin pursuant to 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846. For sentencing purposes, Oatman was deemed a career offender according to the United States Sentencing Guidelines because he had at least three qualifying prior state felony convictions for controlled substance offenses. See U.S.S.G. §§ 4Bl,l(a) and 4B1.2(b). Using the sentencing enhancement for career offenders, the district court 1 determined that Oatman’s Guidelines range was 262 to 327 months’ imprisonment. The court, however, varied downward below the Guidelines…