Legal Opinion
United States v. Derry Drew Pyles
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 11, 2007No. 06-4522PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge KING joined.
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Derry Drew Pyles pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting the distribution of crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 841 (West 1999 & Supp.2000). Although the advisory guideline range called for 63-78 months’ imprisonment, the district court imposed a variance sentence of 5 years’ probation with 6 months’ home confinement.
The district court viewed probation as an appropriate sentence in this case because of Pyles’s extraordinary…
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