UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-5206
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
DAVON DONNELL REID,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at New Bern. Malcolm J. Howard,
District Judge. (CR-04-86)
Submitted: October 31, 2006 Decided: November 13, 2006
Before WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Thomas P. McNamara, Federal Public Defender, Devon L. Donahue,
Assistant Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, North Carolina, for
Appellant. George E. B. Holding, Acting United States Attorney,
Anne M. Hayes, Christine Witcover Dean, Assistant United States
Attorneys, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Davon Donnell Reid, pursuant to a written plea agreement,
pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute more than
fifty grams of cocaine base and a quantity of marijuana, in
violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (2000). Reid was sentenced to 168
months’ imprisonment. We affirm Reid’s sentence.
On appeal, Reid contends the district court erred by
treating the guidelines as mandatory in violation of United
States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005). As Reid raises this issue
for the first time on appeal, review is for plain error. See
United States v. White, 405 F.3d 208, 215 (4th Cir.), cert. denied,
126 S. Ct. 668 (2005). To establish plain error, Reid must show
that an error occurred, that the error was plain, and that the
error affected his substantial rights. Id. Because the district
court clearly indicated that it treated the guidelines as advisory
and rendered its sentence in conformity with Booker, we conclude
Reid has failed to establish that the court plainly erred.
Accordingly, we affirm Reid’s sentence. We dispense with
oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument
would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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