Legal Opinion
United States v. Monroe
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 1, 2009No. 08-2945PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
John Q. Monroe pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than fifty grams of cocaine base. The district court accepted Mr. Monroe’s plea. Applying a departure from the mandatory minimum sentence as permitted by U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 and 18 U.S.C. § 3553, the court sentenced Mr. Monroe to 168 months’ imprisonment. Mr. Monroe later filed a motion for a reduction in the length of his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). The district court denied the motion, and Mr. Monroe subsequently filed an appeal from that decision. For the reasons set forth in this…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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