United States v. Jones

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: February 19, 2003
• Docket: 02-40808
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-40808 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

DWIGHT DEON JONES,

Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 1:01-CR-108-ALL -------------------- February 19, 2003 Before WIENER, EMILIO M. GARZA, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Dwight Deon Jones appeals the sentence imposed following his

conviction for possession with the intent to distribute of

cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The career

offender provision of the sentencing guidelines was not

improperly applied because Jones’s December 8, 1989, and July 14,

1990, offenses were separated by his arrest on December 19, 1989.

Because these two controlled substance offenses were separated by

an arrest, they qualify as distinct prior offenses and so satisfy

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 02-40808 -2-

the requirements for application of U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1. United

States v. Brewster, 137 F.3d 853, 859 (5th Cir. 1998).

AFFIRMED.