United States v. Daniel John Marshall

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Daniel John Marshall pleaded guilty to manufacturing and attempting to manufacture five grams or more of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846. The *893district court1 concluded that Marshall was not entitled to a reduction under the safety-valve provision and denied his motion for downward departure. Marshall sought a downward departure based on his extraordinary post-offense rehabilitation. The court sentenced him to seventy months’ imprisonment under the United States Sentencing Guidelines. Marshall appeals, arguing that the district…