United States v. Blake
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Ronald Blake is serving a sentence for distribution of crack cocaine. He appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for *588a reduced sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) based on retroactive changes to the crack cocaine sentencing guidelines. We affirm.
This is Blake’s fifth appeal related to his sentence for a 2003 conviction for distributing cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B). In light of that conviction and prior convictions for a crime of violence and a controlled substance offense, the district court concluded that Blake was a career…
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