United States v. Adonis

MEMORANDUM

HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.

This case is here for resentencing and for a determination whether a departure from the Sentencing Commission guidelines is warranted.

I

Defendant Wayne Adonis and his co-defendant Garfield Scott were indicted on September 15, 1988, for drug conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and for possession with intent to distribute more than fifty grams of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(l)(A)(iii). The latter offense carries a statutory minimum sentence of ten years, and the guidelines issued by the Sentencing Commission…