U.S. v. ALEXANDER

No. 07-1758.

543 F.3d 819 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jermain Marvin ALEXANDER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: October 7, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Paul L. Nelson, Federal Public Defender's Office, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant. Timothy P. VerHey, Assistant United States Attorney, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Paul L. Nelson, Federal Public Defender's Office, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant. B. Rene Shekmer, Assistant United States Attorney, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: DAUGHTREY, GILMAN, and ALARCÓN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Jermain Marvin Alexander pled guilty to one count of possessing crack cocaine with the intent to distribute the drug. The district court sentenced him to 360 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Alexander contends for the first time on appeal that the district court erred by adopting the Presentence Report's (PSR's) finding that he was a "career offender." He also argues that his...

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