No. 21-3759 ___________________________

United States of America

Plaintiff - Appellee

v.

Devon Allen McConnell

Defendant - Appellant ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Eastern ____________

Submitted: October 17, 2022 Filed: April 14, 2023 ____________ Before COLLOTON, KELLY, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________ KELLY, Circuit Judge.

Devon McConnell pleaded guilty to three firearm and controlled-substance offenses. McConnell appeals, arguing that the district court 1 erred in sentencing him as a career offender under United States Sentencing Guidelines § 4B1.1(a) (2021).

1 The Honorable John A. Jarvey, then Chief Judge, United States District Cou