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Parties Involved:
Edward Walter Kelley
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Nanette K. Laughrey, United States District Judge for the

Western District of Missouri.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-3838

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Western District of Missouri.

Edward Walter Kelley, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: January 5, 2007

Filed: January 11, 2007

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Before RILEY, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Edward Walter Kelley pleaded guilty to an indictment charging that he

knowingly conspired with several named individuals to knowingly manufacture 50

grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846.

Kelley appeals his 120-month prison sentence, arguing that the district court1

 clearly

erred by attributing 50 grams of methamphetamine to him based on drugs seized from

his co-conspirators. We disagree. By pleading guilty without reservation, Kelley

admitted the facts alleged in the indictment. See United States v. White, 408 F.3d

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399, 402 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 126 S. Ct. 674 (2005). Further, the uncontested

factual allegations in the presentence report indicate that nearly all of the drugs

attributed to Kelley were seized from one of the named co-conspirators who was

manufacturing methamphetamine with Kelley during that period, and who told

officers the seized precursor drug was to be used to manufacture methamphetamine.

See U.S.S.G. § 1B1.3(a)(1)(B) & comment. (n.2) (in jointly undertaken criminal

activity, offense level is based on defendant’s conduct and others’ reasonably

foreseeable conduct in furtherance of criminal activity defendant agreed to jointly

undertake). Thus, we conclude the district court did not clearly err in holding Kelley

responsible for 50 grams of methamphetamine, see United States v. Zimmer, 299

F.3d 710, 720-21 (8th Cir. 2002) (standard of review), which quantity subjected him

to the 120-month statutory minimum, see 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)(viii) (10-year

minimum for 50 grams or more of methamphetamine). 

Accordingly, we affirm.

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