United States v. Blocker

Robert L. Hinkle, United States District Judge

The defendant Demetris S. Blocker has moved for a sentence reduction under the First Step Act. The Act makes retroactive changes in the penalty range-the minimum and maximum sentences-for a subset of crack-cocaine offenses. This order concludes that Mr. Blocker's eligibility for a sentence reduction turns on facts not established by this record and that he is entitled to an evidentiary hearing.

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The statutory penalty range for a crack-cocaine trafficking offense can increase based on the quantity of the drug involved in the offense and based on the…