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No. 05-5132
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Durham.
Frank W. Bullock, Jr.,
District Judge. (CR-05-158)
Submitted:
Decided:
Before MOTZ and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit
Judge.
PER CURIAM:
Jimmy Eugene Parker, Jr. appeals his conviction for
conspiracy to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C.
841(b)(1)(B) and 846 (2000), discharge of a firearm during a
drug conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1)(A)(iii)
(2000), and felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18
U.S.C.
922(g)(1)
sentence.
(2000).
He
received
324
month
prison
issues
brief
for
appeal.
claiming
Parker
actual
has
filed
innocence,
pro
se
ineffective
The
district court properly found a factual basis for the guilty plea
and that he pled guilty knowingly and intelligently.
As Parkers
including
claims
of
actual
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innocence.
Tollett
v.
appeal
unless
the
record
conclusively
establishes
his
claims
the
sentencing
district
guideline
court
range
did
by
not
using
properly
two
prior
Parker met
the
Sentencing
requirements
of
career
offender
under
U.S.
Hughes, 401 F.3d 540, 546 (4th Cir. 2005). However, in determining
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Id.
47.
As Parkers 324 month prison sentence was within the
properly calculated sentencing guideline range of 308 to 355
months imprisonment, it is presumptively reasonable.
States v. Green, 436 F.3d 449 (4th Cir. 2006).
United
Accordingly, we affirm
If the client
oral
argument
because the
facts and
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We dispense
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