Legal Opinion

Bowman v. United States

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided June 24, 2009No. 92 Cr. 392 (PKL)PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM ORDER

LEISURE, District Judge:

Pro se petitioner John Bowman (“Bowman” or “petitioner”) requests that this Court reduce his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) in light of the retroactive 2007 amendments to the United States Sentencing Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) for offenses involving cocaine base (“crack cocaine”). For the reasons stated below, petitioner’s motion is DENIED.

BACKGROUND

The facts underlying petitioner’s conviction have been laid out in detail in this Court’s prior decisions. See United States v. Bowman, No. 92 Cr. 392, 1999 WL 413459, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Kimbrough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Lebron v. SandersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Bowman v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010
  2. People v. Flores et.al.Superior Court of Guam · 2009

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