Eugene Downs v. United States

OPINION

KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge.

Eugene Downs argues that the date on which he was “sentenced” for his drug crime was not the date of his sentencing hearing—at which the court orally pronounced his sentence—but the date on which the court entered the criminal judgment that reflected his sentence. We reject that argument and affirm.

In 2010 Downs pled guilty to conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. On August 2, 2010, the district court held a sentencing hearing and orally pronounced a sentence of ten years’ imprisonment, which…