U.S. v. CURRY

No. 04-30403.

404 F.3d 316 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Calvin CURRY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 15, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cristina Walker, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Christopher Albert Aberle (argued), Mandeville, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, WIENER, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

James Calvin Curry ("Curry") has been sentenced to life imprisonment as a recidivist drug offender. He appeals the district court's reliance on one of his prior state drug convictions for purposes of the 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)1 enhancement. Finding no error in the treatment of Curry's conviction for possession of contraband in a Louisiana prison, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

James Calvin Curry was charged...

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