United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Bill Starling, Defendant-appellant, 954 F.2d 725 (6th Cir. 1992)

ORDER

This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 9(a), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a).

Bill Starling was convicted after a jury trial of two counts of distributing cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (1). The district court sentenced Starling to a 180 month term of imprisonment and this appeal followed. The parties have briefed the issues and have agreed to waive oral argument.

Upon consideration, we find no merit to the appeal. The conviction was supported by a sufficient quantity of evidence under Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979). We also find that the district court's decision to enhance Starling's offense level pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 and its calculation of the total amount of drugs involved were not clearly erroneous. Starling's contention that his sentence was excessive although within the guideline range will not be entertained in this forum. United States v. Sawyers, 902 F.2d 1217, 1221 n. 5 (6th Cir. 1990), cert. denied, 111 S. Ct. 2895 (1991).

Accordingly, the district court's judgment is affirmed. Rule 9(b) (3), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.