Craig L. Patterson v. United States

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted Craig L. Patterson of one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (“crack”) in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A) (1994). The District Court 1 sentenced him to 405 months’ imprisonment, the top of the Guidelines range of 324 to 405 months. Patterson now appeals his conviction and sentence on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel. Patterson also argues that the government failed to prove for sentencing purposes that he possessed “crack” cocaine. We affirm.

I

On September 11, 1996, the Kansas City,…