United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant's drug sentence is affirmed where Defendant argued that he was entitled to a reduction in his sentence based on retroactive revisions to the Sentencing Guidelines for crack cocaine offenses, but the revisions did not affect the mandatory minimum imposed by the statute under which Defendant was convicted.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/05/2009
• Published 05/05/2009

Judges

• Before: SILER, GILMAN, and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ON BRIEF:  Nikki C. Pierce, Federal Defenders Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc., Greeneville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Caryn L. Hebets, Assistant United States Attorney, Johnson City, Tennessee, for Appellee.