United States v. Jones

ORDER

Steven Jones pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine base with the intent to distribute, see 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and was sentenced at the bottom of his guidelines range to 262 months’ imprisonment. On appeal he contends that the district court procedurally erred by (1) not explicitly discussing the factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a); (2) ignoring his arguments in mitigation about his advancing age and cooperation with the government; and (3) presuming that a within-guidelines sentence was reasonable. AVe affirm the judgment, but we emphasize that the court’s articulation of the factors…