Legal Opinion

United States v. Teniah Tercero

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 31, 2013No. 12-10404PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Teniah Tercero (“Tercero”) appeals the district court’s decision granting in part and denying in part her motion to reduce her sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) following the enactment of the Fair Sentencing Act. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742 and 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

I. Background

Tercero’s appeal concerns the retroactive application of the Fair Sentencing Act and the related amended Sentencing Guidelines ranges for offenses involving crack cocaine. See Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Pub.L. No. 111-220, 124 Stat. 2372;…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Dillon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. United States v. LaBonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Norwood v. VanceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  4. Washington Legal Foundation v. United States Sentencing CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. SpeelmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  3. United States v. Harold Spear, IIICourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  4. United States v. Padilla-DiazCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
  5. United States v. Michael Paul Maiello, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015

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