United States Fourth Circuit

Defendants' sentences for crack cocaine trafficking are affirmed, where the sentences were not "based on a sentencing range" lowered by Amendment 706 to the Sentencing Guidelines, and thus they were ineligible for a reduction under that amendment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/20/2009
• Published 02/20/2009

Judges

• Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, and NIEMEYER and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Matthew Segal, Federal Defenders of Western North Carolina, Inc., Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellants.  Amy Elizabeth Ray, Office of the United States Attorney, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Claire J. Rauscher, Executive Director, Federal Defenders Of Western North Carolina, Inc., Asheville, North Carolina;  Tanzania Cannon-Eckerle, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellants.   Gretchen C.F. Shappert, United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.