Opinion ID: 161144
Heading Depth: 5
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Mr. Sandusky’s Sentence

Text: Because Mr. Sandusky had no prior drug felony conviction, his sentence of 110 months imprisonment and 4 years of supervised release exceeded the statutory maximum under § 841(b)(1)(D). As in Keeling , Mr. Sandusky argues that under Apprendi he should have been sentenced under § 841(b)(1)(D), thereby receiving only 5 years’ imprisonment and as few as 2 years of supervised release. We agree that the district court committed plain error in failing to submit quantity to the jury. See Wilson , 244 F.3d at 1215 n.4. We do not, however, notice the error. Mr. Sandusky was not actually innocent; nor did the error seriously affected the “fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicial proceedings.” Keeling , 235 F.3d at 538 (quotations and citation omitted). At - 12 - trial, there was uncontroverted, overwhelming testimony that approximately 298 pounds of marijuana were found in the truck. Cf. id. at 538-40. There was no evidence adduced at trial to raise a reasonable doubt as to quantity. Cf. id.