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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

UNITED STATES of America, v. Thomas WESTON, a/k/a Rasul Thomas Weston, Appellant.
    No. 02-2761.
    United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
    Submitted pursuant to Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) July 17, 2003.
    Decided July 23, 2003.
    Before McKEE, BARRY and WEIS, Circuit Judges.
   OPINION OF THE COURT

McKEE, Circuit Judge.

Thomas Weston appeals the sentence of 210 months that was imposed based upon an offense level of 36 in a criminal category of II. The sentence was imposed following our remand to the district court after we vacated the sentence that was initially imposed. Counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), in which he alleges that, based upon his ex-animation of the record, there are no nonMvilous issues for appeal. We agree that there are no nonfrivolous issues for appealing the sentence that was imposed following our remand.

Weston has also filed a pro se brief raising three issues. He claims that the district court erred in attributing 200 grams of crack cocaine to him as relevant conduct, that the district court erred in improperly declining to revisit the issue of enhancement for an obstruction of justice previously imposed, and that the district court improperly concluded it lacked legal authority to grant a downward departure under U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 based upon Weston’s alleged cooperation. We find that each of these arguments is meritless. Our remand was for the limited purpose of determining the appropriate base offense level for sentencing. U.S. v. Boone, 279 F.3d 163 (3d Cir.2002). The district court clearly did not err in staying within the confines of our remand. Accordingly, we will affirm the judgment of the district court.