United States Sixth Circuit

Drug distribution sentence is vacated where the District Court erred in holding that the only factor it could consider was Defendant's substantial assistance to the government, because a District Court is permitted to consider other factors normally required for a just sentence under 18 U.S.C. section 3553(a).

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/09/2009
• Published 06/09/2009

Judges

• Before: KEITH, MERRITT, and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Dennis Belli, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  Kevin Winters Kelley, Assistant United States Attorney, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Dennis Belli, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  Kevin Winters Kelley, Robyn Jones Hahnert, Assistant United States Attorneys, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.