Legal Opinion
United States v. Darton
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 17, 2010No. 09-1137PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Corey L. Darton appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to reduce his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2)LQ and Amendment 706 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.”). He argues that the district court erred in determining that his sentence was based on the career-offender provision of the guidelines, see U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1, rather than on the provision governing crack cocaine offenses, see § 2Dl.l(c). We take jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 12910005 and AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
On November 15, 2005, Mr. Darton pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of…
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