Case Name: UNITED STATES of America v. Cordell HOWELL a/k/a Cardell Howell Cordell Howell, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-02-07
Citations: 263 F. App'x 255
Docket Number: Nos. 04-1688, 05-5164
Parties: UNITED STATES of America v. Cordell HOWELL a/k/a Cardell Howell Cordell Howell, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 263
Pages: 255–255

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America v. Cordell HOWELL a/k/a Cardell Howell Cordell Howell, Appellant.
Nos. 04-1688, 05-5164.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) Jan. 31, 2008.
Filed: Feb. 7, 2008.
Bonnie R. Schlueter, Kelly R. Labby, Office of United States Attorney, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee.
John D. Ceraso, New Kensington, PA, for Appellant.
Before RENDELL and CHAGARES, Circuit Judges, and POLLAK, District Judge.
Honorable Louis H. Poliak, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
RENDELL, Circuit Judge.
Cordell Howell appeals his sentence of 235 months' imprisonment following a plea of guilty to possession with the intent to distribute 5 or more grams of cocaine base ("crack") in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(l)(B)(iii). For the reasons that follow, we will affirm the sentence imposed by the District Court.
The only argument Howell makes is that the District Court erred by increasing defendant's offense level under U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 for obstruction of justice based on facts proven by a preponderance of the evidence, rather than beyond a reasonable doubt. This argument is foreclosed by this Court's decision in United States v. Grier, 475 F.3d 556, 568 (3d Cir.2007). In Grier, this Court held that the proper standard of proof for facts relevant to enhancements under the advisory Guidelines regime was a preponderance of the evidence. Id. Therefore, Howell's argument fails.
We will affirm the sentence imposed in the Judgment and Commitment Order of the District Court.