Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald David BUTLER, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-05-24
Citations: 379 F. App'x 288
Docket Number: No. 09-4930
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald David BUTLER, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 379
Pages: 288–290

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald David BUTLER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-4930.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: May 20, 2010.
Decided: May 24, 2010.
Michael A. Meetze, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Florence, South Carolina, for Appellant. Rose Mary Sheppard Par- ham, Assistant United States Attorney, Florence, South Carolina, for Appellee.
Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Ronald David Butler pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute five hundred grams or more of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B), 846 (2006). The district court sentenced Butler to 192 months' imprisonment. Butler's counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), stating that in his view, there are no meritorious issues for appeal. Counsel, however, asks this court to review the validity of Butler's guilty plea and the reasonableness of his sentence. Butler has not filed a pro se supplemental brief despite receiving notice that he may do so, and the Government declined to file a responsive brief. Finding no error, we affirm.
In the absence of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea, we review the adequacy of a guilty plea pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 11 for plain error. United States v. Martinez, 277 F.3d 517, 525 (4th Cir.2002). A review of Butler's Rule 11 hearing reveals that the district court complied with Rule ll's requirements. Butler's plea was knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently entered, with full knowledge of the consequences attendant to his guilty plea. We therefore find that no plain error occurred and affirm Butler's conviction.
We review a sentence for reasonableness, applying an abuse of discretion standard. Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 50-51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007); see also United States v. Layton, 564 F.3d 330, 335 (4th Cir.2009). In addition, this court presumes a sentence within a properly determined advisory Guidelines range is substantively reasonable. See Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338, 341, 127 S.Ct. 2456, 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007); United States v. Allen, 491 F.3d 178, 193 (4th Cir.2007).
We conclude that Butler's sentence is both procedurally and substantively reasonable. The district court properly calculated Butler's Guidelines range, treated the Guidelines as advisory, and considered the applicable 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) (2006) factors. See United States v. Pauley, 511 F.3d 468, 473 (4th Cir.2007). Moreover, the district court based its sentence on its "individualized assessment" of the facts of the case. United States v. Carter, 564 F.3d 325, 328 (4th Cir.2009). Furthermore, Butler has not rebutted the presumption that his within-guidelines sentence is presumptively reasonable. Thus, the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing the chosen sentence.
In accordance with Anders, we have reviewed the record in this case and have found no meritorious issues for appeal. We therefore affirm the district court's judgment. This court requires that counsel inform Butler, in writing, of the right to petition the Supreme Court of the United States for further review. If Butler requests that a petition be filed, but counsel believes that such a petition would be frivolous, then counsel may move in this court for leave to withdraw from representation. Counsel's motion must state that a copy thereof was served on Butler. 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.