United States v. Donna Peterson

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

After Donna Peterson pled guilty to a two-count indictment, the government filed motions for substantial assistance under U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1 and 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e). The district court granted the motions and sentenced Peterson to concurrent 68 month sentences, which represented a 50% downward departure from the bottom of the advisory Guidelines range of 135 months’ imprisonment, and a 43% reduction below the statutory mandatory minimum sentence of 120 months’ imprisonment. The government appeals. We remand for resentencing.

I. BACKGROUND

Peterson pled guilty to a two-count…