United States First Circuit

A sentence for conspiracy to distribute cocaine base is affirmed over a claim that the district court erred when it summarily denied a sentence reduction where the district court lacked authority to grant defendant his requested sentencing reduction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 3582(c)(2) and the crack cocaine amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines because he was serving a statutory mandatory minimum sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/07/2008
• Published 11/07/2008

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy Ganun, Jr., on brief, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Renée M. Bunker, Assistant U.S. Attorney, and Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, on brief, for appellee.