United States v. Taylor

SENTENCING MEMORANDUM

LYNN ADELMAN, District Judge.

Defendant Eddie Taylor sold crack cocaine to a confidential informant (“Cl”) on three occasions in November 2007, in amounts ranging from 28 to 44 grams. The government subsequently obtained a warrant to search defendant’s residence, pursuant to which agents seized an additional 29 grams of crack and 216 grams of powder cocaine, along with a firearm. The government charged defendant with possession with intent to deliver 5 + grams of crack based on the amount seized from the home, see 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(B), and he pleaded guilty…