Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher Brian KIRKLAND, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-04-30
Citations: 225 F. App'x 168
Docket Number: No. 06-4890
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher Brian KIRKLAND, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 225
Pages: 168–169

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher Brian KIRKLAND, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-4890.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: April 26, 2007.
Decided: April 30, 2007.
Fredilyn Sisón, Federal Defenders of Western North Carolina, Inc., Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellant. Gretchen C.F. Shappert, United States Attorney, Corey F. Ellis, Assistant United States Attorney, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee.
Before WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Christopher Brian Kirkland pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (2000), and was sentenced to a term of seventy-seven months imprisonment. Kirkland appeals his sentence, contending that the district court erred when it held that he had two prior convictions for controlled substance offenses and applied a base offense level of 24 under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2K2.1(a)(2) (2005). We affirm.
The enhanced base offense level applies if the defendant had two prior felony convictions for controlled substance offenses as defined in USSG § 4B1.2(b), which includes "the possession of a controlled substance (or a counterfeit substance) with intent to manufacture, import, export, distribute, or dispense." After examining the charging documents and the judgment in each case, the district court determined that Kirkland had two prior convictions for possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine in violation of N.C. Gen.Stat. § 90-95(a) (2005).
Although Kirkland argues on appeal that the convictions were for simple possession, or that the charging documents did not establish the offense of conviction with enough specificity, or that the offenses should have been treated as misdemeanors because the quantity of cocaine was small, the record supports the district court's determination. Moreover, the court complied with the dictates of Taylor v. United States, 495 U.S. 575, 110 S.Ct. 2143, 109 L.Ed.2d 607 (1990), and Shepard v. United States, 544 U.S. 13, 125 S.Ct. 1254, 161 L.Ed.2d 205 (2005), in making its determination.
We therefore affirm the sentence imposed by the district court. 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.