United States v. Freemont

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Pearl Elizabeth Ann Freemont pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, one count of distribution of crack cocaine, and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Because of her prior drug convictions, she faced a mandatory life sentence on the two drug counts and a mandatory consecutive five year sentence on the gun count. The government made a substantial assistance motion on the drug counts which the trial court granted. The court then imposed a total sentence of 186 months, using three alternative sentencing…