United States v. Hernandez

Jason Hernandez appeals a district court’s denial of his motion for modification of his life sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), relying on a recent amendment to the sentencing guidelines for crimes related to the possession and distribution of crack cocaine. Because the district court that sentenced Hernandez found that Hernandez was responsible for 32.5 kg of crack cocaine, an amount far in excess of the quantity that triggers the highest offense level under the current sentencing guidelines, we AFFIRM.

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In 1998, defendant-appellant Jason Hernandez was convicted after a jury trial…