United States v. Townsend

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Tyjuan Develle Townsend appeals the 120-month sentence that the district court 2 imposed after Townsend pleaded guilty to possessing more than three grams of cocaine base after having two or more final convictions for state felony drug offenses, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844(a). Townsend argues that the district court committed reversible procedural error by failing to adequately explain his sentence and that his sentence is substantively unreasonable. We affirm.

I. Background

After Townsend pleaded guilty to violating § 844(a), a presentence investigation report (PSR)…