U.S. v. Vance

Dist. Ct. did not err in sentencing defendant to 262-month term of incarceration on crack cocaine distribution charges even though defendant argued that Dist. Ct. failed to adequately consider his contention that sentencing guidelines contained unfair disparity between crack and powder cocaine. Dist. Ct.'s observation that defendant's sentence would not be affected by existence of said disparity was sufficient to demonstrate that Dist. Ct. did not ignore defendant's argument. Record also showed that Dist. Ct. discussed relevant factors under section 3553(a), such as defendant's extensive criminal history, which demonstrated that instant sentence reasonable. (Dissent filed.)