United States Eighth Circuit

Sentence for drug crimes is affirmed where: 1) the district court does not have authority to reduce a defendant's sentence to a term below the amended guidelines range when considering a motion to modify a sentence under the amendments to the crack sentencing guidelines; and 2) there is no Sixth Amendment right to counsel in proceedings under 18 U.S.C. sec. 3582(c).

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/20/2009
• Published 05/20/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BYE, Circuit Judge, and MILLER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael H. McGlennen, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael L. Cheever, AUSA, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.