Legal Opinion
United States v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 4, 2010No. 08-30725PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we consider whether the district court committed plain error in denying a motion to re-sentence Stacey Jones after he had become eligible for re-sentencing in light of an amendment passed by the Sentencing Commission. For the following reasons, we now AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
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Stacey Jones was sentenced in 2000 to 292 months of imprisonment for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine. In determining the applicable guideline range, the probation officer established Jones’s U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1…
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