United States Eighth Circuit

A sentence for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court erred in calculating drug quantities for purposes of determining his advisory Sentencing Guidelines range; and 2) he was entitled to a sentence reduction based on recent amendments to the Guidelines that modify the advisory sentencing ranges for crack cocaine offenses.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/06/2008
• Published 03/06/2008

Judges

• GRITZNER, District Judge., Before WOLLMAN and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and GRITZNER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Omar Greene, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher D. Plumlee, AUSA, argued, Fort Smith, AR (Candace, L. Taylor, on the brief), for appellee.