United States v. Kevin Stephens

OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

Following investigations of drug trafficking by the Sunnyside Gang in Saginaw, Michigan, prosecutors obtained guilty pleas from and convictions against numerous gang members. Kevin Stephens pled guilty to distribution of crack cocaine and was sentenced to 262 months imprisonment. He now appeals, arguing that the district court incorrectly characterized him as a career offender for the purposes of sentencing and failed to take into account pertinent sentencing factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). We find that the district court correctly categorized Stephens as a…