United States v. Rainey

Joseph Rainey was convicted after a jury trial of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, distribution of cocaine base, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. The district court 1 sentenced him to life imprisonment on the conspiracy count, in accordance with 21 U.S.C. § 841 (b)(1)(A)(iii), based on the quantity of drugs involved in the conspiracy and Rainey’s two or more prior convictions for felony drug offenses.

Rainey appealed. His counsel filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and moved to withdraw. We denied the…