United States v. James Pender

OPINION

RENDELL, Circuit Judge:

On June 5, 2012, Appellant James Edward Pender 1 pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A) and 21 U.S.C. § 846. The District Court sentenced Pender to 292 months’ imprisonment on October 2, 2012. Pender challenges that sentence. For the reasons discussed below, we will affirm the sentence imposed by the District Court.

I. Background

On June 23, 2011, Pender was charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin.…