United States v. Jamayal Mannings

Jamayal Mannings appeals his sentence, challenging the district court’s 1 findings regarding drug quantity and two Sentencing Guidelines enhancements, as well as the reasonableness of the sentence. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

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On February 25, 2013, a federal grand jury for the Western District of Missouri returned a superseding indictment against Mánnings and seven other defendants. Mannings was charged with seven counts related to the distribution of cocaine base (crack cocaine) and powder cocaine in the St. Joseph, Missouri, area from January 1, 2009 to February…