No. 10-5283
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Rock Hill. Cameron McGowan Currie, District
Judge. (0:06-cr-01169-CMC-1)
Submitted:
November 1, 2011
Decided:
November 9, 2011
PER CURIAM:
Vaughnta Markees Jones appeals his 168-month sentence
for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon (Count Five) and
possessing a sawed-off shotgun (Count Seven), in violation of
18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) (2006) and 26 U.S.C. 5841, 5861(d), and
5871 (2006), respectively.
brief,
raising
several
relating
to
his
such
an
alleged
antecedent
jurisdictional
defect.
United States v.
To establish
plain error, Jones must show that (1) an error was made; (2)
the
error
rights.
is
plain;
and
(3)
the
error
affects
substantial
Cir. 2009).
integrity,
proceedings.
or
public
reputation
of
judicial
because
without merit.
it
is
clear
that
the
motion
to
suppress
is
the search of the rental car he was driving, despite the fact
3
in
complains
the
car
cannot
and,
have
therefore,
violated
his
the
search
Fourth
of
which
Amendment
he
rights.
argument
that
is
conclusively
foreclosed
by
longstanding
Carr,
applying
an
abuse
of
discretion
the
district
court
committed
no
standard.
We first ensure
significant
procedural
Guidelines
range,
treating
the
Guidelines
as
mandatory,
on
clearly
erroneous
facts,
we
review
reasonableness,
taking
circumstances.
Id.
Id.
the
into
or
failing
to
adequately
account
the
for
substantive
totality
of
the
155,
sentence
160
that
(4th
falls
Cir.
2008)
within
(emphasis
properly
in
original).
calculated
Guidelines
Hampton, 628 F.3d 654, 659 (4th Cir. 2010) (stating standard of
review).
discern
any
other
errorprocedural
or
Nor do
substantivewith
may
move
representation.
in
this
court
for
leave
to
withdraw
from
contentions
the
court
are
adequately
and
argument
presented
would
not
in
aid
the
the
materials
decisional
process.
AFFIRMED