Legal Opinion
United States v. Clayton
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 28, 2016No. 15-2553PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
Ambrose “Lamont” Clayton sought to reduce his 91-month prison sentence based on Amendment 782 to the federal sentencing guidelines. That amendment retroactively reduced the guideline range for his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin. The district court declined to reduce the sentence. Because the district court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm the judgment.
A federal investigation revealed that Clayton and his associates sold drugs and laundered the proceeds for at least two years. He later pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to…
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- United States v. HillCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
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