Legal Opinion

United States v. Blake

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 26, 2013No. 12-3176PublishedCited by 3 opinions

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…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Kimbrough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Dillon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. United States v. FormanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. Ricky DixonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. BergetSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2014
  2. Blake v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  3. State v. BergetSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2014

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