United States Eighth Circuit

Grant of a motion to reduce a sentence for possession of crack with intent to distribute is reversed where the district court did not have the authority to grant a sentencing reduction because the relevant Guidelines amendment did not have the effect of lowering the defendant's applicable Guidelines range.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/11/2009
• Published 02/11/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before BYE and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges, and KAYS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Shannon Leigh Olson, AUSA, Richard D. Westphal, AUSA, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donovan S. Robertson, Rock Island, IL, for appellee.