United States Seventh Circuit

District Court's denial of Defendant's motion for reduction of sentence for drug conviction is affirmed where the District Court lacked jurisdiction to modify Defendant's sentence under 18 U.S.C. section 3582(c)(2) because it was based on a statutory minimum sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/28/2009
• Published 01/28/2009

Judges

• SYKES, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Linda L. Mullen, Attorney (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Rock Island, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Karl W. Bryning, Attorney (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.