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No. 15-4512
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Charlotte.
Graham C. Mullen,
Senior District Judge. (3:12-cr-00239-GCM-17)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Purnell Wood appeals the downward variant sentence of 21
months
imposed
following
his
guilty
plea
to
conspiracy
to
On appeal, Woods
738
(1967),
certifying
that
there
are
no
meritorious
and
assistance.
whether
trial
counsel
rendered
review
sentences
We affirm.
procedural
and
procedural
error,
such
as
improper
substantive
United States v.
ineffective
We first review
calculation
of
the
(2012)
sentencing
factors,
selection
of
sentence
the
properly
circumstances.
calculated
Id.
Guidelines
Sentences
range
are
within
presumed
or
below
reasonable,
F.3d
404,
410
(4th
Cir.
2012);
see
Henderson
v.
United
conclude
that
district
Woods
court
sentence
properly
is
procedurally
calculated
an
adequate
opportunity
appropriate
sentence
and
allocute.
Additionally,
to
allowed
the
Woods
reasonable.
offense
level,
make
arguments
Wood
courts
an
about
the
opportunity
to
explanation
for
its
assistance.
appears
Unless
on
the
an
face
attorneys
of
the
ineffectiveness
record,
ineffective
such
pursuant
to
claims
28
should
U.S.C.
be
2255
3
raised
(2012),
in
in
motion
order
to
brought
permit
sufficient
development
of
the
record.
United
States
v.
Because the
accordance
with
Anders,
we
have
reviewed
the
entire
This court
the
Supreme
Court
of
the
United
States
for
further
review.
move
in
representation.
this
and
materials
legal
before
for
leave
to
withdraw
from
court
contentions
are
adequately
this
and
argument
court
presented
would
not
in
the
aid
the
decisional process.
AFFIRMED