Legal Opinion
United States v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 2, 2009No. 08-2005PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Kenneth Johnson, who was convicted in 2003 of distributing crack, moved pro se for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) after the Sentencing Commission retroactively reduced the offense levels for some crack offenses. The district court concluded that he was eligible for a 15-month reduction, but announced that it was inclined to grant only a 3-month reduction because of his extensive criminal history. At that juncture, however, the court sua sponte appointed counsel, who argued for a greater reduction. The court considered counsel’s argument but was not persuaded that a…
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