Opinion ID: 779902
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Johnny Lott

Text: 35 The quantity of drugs attributed to Johnny Lott in his PSR resulted in a base offense level of 38. Two levels were added for possession of a firearm during the offense, pursuant to § 2D1.1(b)(1), and four levels were added for his role in the conspiracy, pursuant to § 3B1.1(a). Based on a total offense level of 44 and a criminal history category of IV, the PSR reflected that the guideline punishment was life. 36 The district court held Johnny Lott accountable for a lesser amount of methamphetamine than the PSR did, resulting in a total offense level of 42. Under the Guidelines, the court calculated his imprisonment range to be 360 months to life. It imposed a 360 month term for Count 1, a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and sentenced Johnny Lott under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) to a 360 month sentence for each of Counts 2, 3, and 4. It also imposed a 240 month sentence for Count 9, a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(1). All sentences were to run concurrently to each other. We therefore must determine whether the imposition of consecutive sentences on these counts would equal the thirty year sentence that Johnny now appeals. 37 Because drug quantity was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt for Counts 1-4, the maximum sentence Johnny Lott could have received on each of these counts under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C) is twenty years. Likewise, his charge under Count 9 carries a maximum sentence of twenty years. Running these sentences consecutively, as required by Guideline § 5G1.2(d), easily reaches the level needed to support a total sentence of thirty years. Therefore, the Apprendi errors did not affect Johnny Lott's substantial rights. 38 Finding that the Apprendi errors did not affect either defendant's substantial rights, we affirm the sentences imposed by the district court.