Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)(5) 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a) 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) 28 U.S.C. § 1291 Supreme Court 543 U.S. 220 Circuit Courts 71 F.3d 375, 377 223 F.3d 1184, 1188 437 F.3d 1050, 1053-1055 452 F.3d 1173, 1180 499 F.3d 1133, 1135 Federal Sentencing Guidelines U.S.S.G. §2D1.1(b)(9) U.S.S.G. §5C1.2 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)