United States v. Callis

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  No. 00-4681 CHARLES EDWARD CALLIS, a/k/a BJ, Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Newport News. Raymond A. Jackson, District Judge. (CR-00-16) Submitted: June 8, 2001 Decided: July 5, 2001 Before WIDENER, WILKINS, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. COUNSEL Stephen Ashton Hudgins, Newport News, Virginia, for Appellant. Helen F. Fahey, United States Attorney, Janet S. Reincke, Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). 2 UNITED STATES v. CALLIS OPINION PER CURIAM: Charles Edward Callis appeals his 360-month sentence for conspir- acy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (1994). Callis asserts there was insuf- ficient evidence to convict him and that his conviction is improper under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000). We affirm. Callis argues the evidence was insufficient to establish his guilt of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute crack cocaine. A jury’s verdict must be upheld on appeal if, when construed in the light most favorable to the government, there is substantial evi- dence in the record to support it. Glasser v. United States, 315 U.S. 60, 80 (1942). In evaluating the sufficiency of the evidence, this court does not review the credibility of witnesses and assumes the jury resolved all contradictions in the testimony for the government. United States v. Romer, 148 F.3d 359, 364 (4th Cir. 1998), cert. denied, 525 U.S. 1141 (1999). We have reviewed the record and con- clude there was sufficient evidence for the jury to convict Callis. Under Apprendi, "[o]ther than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statu- tory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a rea- sonable doubt." Apprendi, 530 U.S. at 490. Callis was indicted for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute fifty grams or more of crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A) (West 1999); 18 U.S.C. § 2 (1994). We con- clude the indictment and the jury instructions sufficiently charged drug quantity and therefore find no Apprendi violation. See United States v. Richardson, 233 F.3d 223, 230-31 (4th Cir. 2000), pet. for cert. filed, ___ U.S.L.W. ___ (U.S. Mar. 19, 2001) (No. 00-9234). For these reasons, we affirm Callis’ conviction and sentence. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argu- ment would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED