United States v. Valentine

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

RICHARD G. KOPF, District Judge.

Like the proverbial “bad penny,” 1 Ferris T. Valentine keeps coming back, hoping to get his sentence reduced even though his earlier attempts to obtain similar relief faded. I deny Valentine’s most recent effort because, like the others, it is without merit. This is true even though the government mistakenly stipulated that Valentine is entitled to relief under the recent retroactive amendments to the “crack” Guidelines.

I. BACKGROUND

It is helpful to look at the pertinent background of this case in three parts. I proceed to that task next.

The…