United States v. Lange

DECISION AND ORDER

ADELMAN, District Judge.

Defendant Robert Lange pled guilty to distributing more than five grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & 841(b)(1)(B). Defendant is 58 years old and has no criminal history points under the sentencing guidelines. 1 He arrived in this court as a result of his addiction to crack cocaine.

Defendant began using cocaine in 1994 as a means of coping with the death of his father. He used the energy he gained from the drug to make the funeral arrangements, but over the next five years he began using cocaine more often. He progressed to…