Legal Opinion
United States v. Keith Ramon Allen, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 5, 2006No. 03-4701PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge MOTZ joined.
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge:
Keith Ramon Allen appeals from the 156-month sentence imposed upon him in the Southern District of West Virginia, in August 2003, on his conviction for distributing cocaine base. The court sentenced Allen as a career offender, in accordance with § 4B1.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. On appeal, Allen contends that the court erred in treating him as a career offender, and also maintains that his sentence contravened the principles enunciated by the…
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