United States v. Demond Baker

OPINION

ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.

Demond Baker appeals his 50-month sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and heroin, arguing that his sentence is both procedurally and substantively unreasonable. The district court’s method of determining the extent of Baker’s involvement in the drug conspiracy raises concerns, but we ultimately must affirm Baker’s sentence because it was neither procedurally nor substantively unreasonable.

I

In 2015, Baker pled guilty to participating in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy. In exchange, the…