United States v. Amponsah

OPINION OF THE COURT

FUENTES, Circuit Judge.

After appellant Yaw Amponsah pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess more than 500 grams of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B) and 21 U.S.C. § 846, the District Court sentenced him to 155 months in prison. Amponsah’s principal argument on appeal is that his sentence is unreasonable. For the reasons set forth below, we will affirm the sentence.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1988, Amponsah, a citizen of Ghana, entered the United States on a student visa and thereafter remained in the country illegally. Around…