U.S. v. Griffin

Dist. Ct. did not err in sentencing defendants to 288-month and 210-month terms of incarceration on drug distribution conspiracy charge, after finding that both defendants were responsible for distributing over 30 kilograms of heroin. Record contained no clear error with respect to Dist. Ct.’s drug quantity computation, where: (1) two co-defendants with demonstrated familiarity of conspiracy's operation provided range of heroin that was sold on daily basis; (2) Dist. Ct.’s calculation was based on low end of said range; and (3) statements by both defendants in their plea agreements generally supported instant calculation. Remand, though, was required on Dist. Ct.’s imposition of various conditions of discretionary supervised release, where Dist. Ct. had failed to articulate why said conditions were reasonably related to sentencing factors contained in section 3553(a).