Legal Opinion

United States v. Thompson

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 22, 2007No. 05-3728UnpublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

Damon M. Thompson appeals the 192-month sentence he received following his guilty plea to the charges of conspiracy to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine and using a firearm in relation to drug trafficking. Thompson argues that this sentence is unreasonable because it is un-warrantedly disparate from the sentence of fifty-five months his coconspirator, Mi Jefferson, received for the same conspiracy charge. Because Thompson’s sentence was within the applicable Guidelines range, his sentence is presumptively reasonable. Additionally, the disparity between the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. Bernard Chester WebbCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  2. United States v. Leonard Jermain WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. Timothy Wayne Morrow (89-5418/5708) and George Mooneyham (89-5710)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. Samuel F. CollingtonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Gary F. Epley, Ronald J. Pike, and James GoodmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. United States v. PresleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  2. Brooks v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2025
  3. United States v. PresleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008

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