Legal Opinion

United States v. Ramirez

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 25, 2017No. 15-2570-crPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DRONEY, Circuit Judge:

In May 2004, Defendant-Appellant Fer-ney Dario Ramirez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A). The district court calculated Ramirez’s Guidelines range as 360 months’ to life imprisonment, and sentenced Ramirez to a term of 210 months’ imprisonment. In 2015, Ramirez moved for a reduction in sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), arguing that Amendments 782 and 788 of the Sentencing Guidelines lowered his applicable Guidelines range. The district court…

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