Legal Opinion

United States v. Donald Jones

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 8, 2016No. 16-2399Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION *

2Per curiam

Donald Jones, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the District Court’s denial of his motion for a sentence reduction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). We will affirm.

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In 2008, Jones pleaded guilty to possessing crack cocaine with the intent to distribute and related charges. He received a sentence of 120 months in prison. Jones was subject to a then-10-year statutory mandatory minimum term because 36.98 grams of crack cocaine were involved in his crimes and he had a prior felony drug conviction. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(l)(B)(iii) (2006). Jones appealed; we granted the…

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