United States v. Kristopher Nation
Opinion
In 2018, Defendant Kristopher Nation pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, in violation of
Nation argues that the district court erroneously calculated his base offense level because it utilized the 10-to-1 ratio between actual methamphetamine and methamphetamine mixture employed by the Drug Conversion Tables in the commentary to section 2D1.1 of the Guidelines. We disagree. The district court expressly determined Nation's base offense level by applying the career-offender guidelines in section 4B1.1, not the Drug Conversion Tables. Nation's argument, therefore, is misplaced.
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Nation also argues that his sentence is substantively unreasonable "because a lesser sentence would have been sufficient punishment under the circumstances." We have said that "it is nearly inconceivable" that a district court could abuse its discretion by not varying downward further than it already did.
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Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
The Honorable Stephanie M. Rose, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff - Appellee v. Kristopher Joseph NATION Defendant - Appellant
- Status
- Published