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U.S. v. SKIPPER

No. 07-3758.

552 F.3d 489 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tyree SKIPPER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 13, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jeffry F. Kelleher, Jeffry F. Kelleher & Associates, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Vasile C. Katsaros, Assistant United States Attorney, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jeffry F. Kelleher, Jeffry F. Kelleher & Associates, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Vasile C. Katsaros, Assistant United States Attorney, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.

KETHLEDGE, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which NORRIS, J., joined. ROGERS, J. (pp. 494-95), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Tyree Skipper pled guilty to a controlled-substance offense and was sentenced to 151 months' imprisonment. He now appeals his sentence, arguing that he was improperly designated a career offender under the Sentencing Guidelines and that his sentence was otherwise unreasonable. We affirm.

I.

On June 1, 2006, Skipper pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine...

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