U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2010

United States v. Michael Peters

United States v. Michael Peters
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided October 29, 2010 · O'Scannlain, Tallman, Bea
402 F. App'x 211

United States v. Michael Peters

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Michael Anthony Peters appeals from his 120-month mandatory minimum sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(1)(B) and 846. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Peters contends that his mandatory minimum sentence is substantively unreasonable because it is greater than necessary under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). Peters’s contention is foreclosed. United States v. Wipf, 620 F.3d 1168, 1170-71 (9th Cir. 2010) (Section 3553 does not authorize a court to impose a sentence below the mandatory statutory minimum.).

AFFIRMED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.

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