United States of America v. Christopher Alexander Bradley

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 23-1056
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United States of America
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
v.
Christopher Alexander Bradley
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Northern District of Iowa - Eastern
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Submitted: September 18, 2023
Filed: October 6, 2023
[Unpublished]
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Before SMITH, Chief Judge, ARNOLD and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Christopher Bradley pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm, see 18
U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), (g)(9), & 924(a)(2), and to possessing marijuana with the intent

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to distribute it, see 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(D). At sentencing, the district court1
calculated Bradley's base offense level as 24 because he had previously been
convicted of at least two felony controlled-substance offenses. The court sentenced
him to 102 months' imprisonment.
Bradley maintains that the court erred in determining that he had at least two
felony controlled-substance convictions. He says that the convictions he received,
including three under Iowa Code § 124.401(1)(d), are broader than the generic
definition of "controlled substance offense" as the Guidelines use that phrase. Bradley
recognizes, though, that our court has already rejected his contention and held that
convictions under § 124.401(1)(d) qualify as controlled-substance offenses. See, e.g.,
United States v. Bailey, 37 F.4th 467, 469 (8th Cir. 2022); see also United States v.
Beard, 2022 WL 3269973, at *1 (8th Cir. Aug. 11, 2022). We are bound by this
precedent. See Beard, 2022 WL 3269973, at *1.
Affirmed.
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1The Honorable C.J. Williams, United States District Judge for the Northern
District of Iowa.
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