United States v. Maurice White

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Maurice White pleaded guilty in 2008 to a charge that he conspired to distribute crack cocaine. The district court 2 sentenced him to 152 months’ imprisonment. This appeal concerns the district court’s decision in 2015 on White’s motion to reduce his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2).

At White’s original sentencing in 2009, the district court calculated White’s guideline range as 188 to 235 months’ imprisonment, and then departed downward from the bottom of the range by 36 months under USSG § 5K2.23. Section 5K2.23 provides that a downward departure may be…