Legal Opinion
United States v. Quintanilla
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 16, 2017No. 16-50677 Cons w/ Nos. 16-50682, 16-50683, 16-50687, 16-50688, 16-50689, 16-50690, 16-50691, 16-50694, 16-50700, 16-50704, 16-50705, 16-50706, 16-50707, 16-50709, 16-50715, 16-50716PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Per curiam
Before the Court are seventeen consolidated criminal appeals presenting essentially the same, questipn of law: whether each defendant is entitled to a two-level reduction to offense leyel under Amendment 782 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which permits such a reduction for sentences based on the drug, quantity under U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1, when the original sentence in each case was calculated starting from the higher guideline range for career offenders under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1. As explained further below, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) authorizes a district court to modify a sentence “in the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Freeman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- United States v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- United States v. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- United States v. MateoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- United States v. FormanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
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