Legal Opinion

United States v. Timothy Moran

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 14, 2003No. 01-2357PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Timothy Moran pled guilty to a federal drug charge. After sentencing, the government filed a motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b) to reduce Moran’s sentence by thirty-eight months because he had offered substantial assistance to the government. The district court granted the government’s motion, but reduced Moran’s sentence by only eighteen months. Moran appeals, claiming that the district court abused its discretion by not granting the full reduction sought by the government. Because 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a) governs in this…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. McAndrewsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  2. United States v. Bernal Chavarria-HerraraCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. ManellaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. Denise GregoryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Raymond Albert BureauCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. United States v. BowersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  2. United States v. Erskine HartwellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. GrantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. Austin A. HaskinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004

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