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No. 08-4760
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Charlotte.
Robert J. Conrad,
Jr., Chief District Judge. (3:07-cr-00108-RJC-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Antedious
agreement,
cocaine,
to
in
Stowe
possession
violation
of
pled
guilty,
with
21
pursuant
intent
U.S.C.
to
to
plea
distribute
841(a)(1)
crack
(2006),
and
Appellate
finding
that
Stowe
qualified
as
career
offender,
but
Stowe has
We affirm.
guilty
Ubakanma,
plea
215
for
F.3d
abuse
421,
of
424
discretion.
(4th
Cir.
United
2000).
United States v.
Bowman, 348 F.3d 408, 413 (4th Cir. 2003) (internal quotation
marks
and
citation
omitted).
Once
the
district
court
has
v.
Battle,
499
F.3d
315,
319
(4th
Cir.
See United
2007).
The
fair
and
just
reason
is
one
that
essentially
without merit.
Stowes counsel next challenges the district courts
determination that Stowe qualified as a career offender.
We
review
v.
such
questions
for
abuse
of
discretion.
See
Gall
person
of
another,
or
(2)
extortion,
involves
use
of
conduct
that
presents
injury to another.
offense
is
is
burglary
explosives
serious
or
as
federal
dwelling
otherwise
potential
USSG 4B1.2(a).
defined
of
risk
or
involves
of
physical
A controlled substance
or
state
offense
that
is
the
manufacture,
import,
export,
distribution,
or
distribute,
or
dispense.
USSG
4B1.2(b).
After
brief
and
find
them
to
be
without
merit.
In
to
inform
his
United
his
petition
States
right
would
be
for
to
the
of
review.
that
of
writing,
the
believes
Court
in
petition
counsel
Supreme
client,
Accordingly,
further
frivolous,
the
court
and
argument
would
not
aid
the
decisional
process.
AFFIRMED