United States v. Cull

SENTENCING MEMORANDUM

ADELMAN, District Judge.

Defendant Brandon Cull pleaded guilty to participation in a conspiracy to distribute marijuana, contrary to 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(D). The pre-sentence report (“PSR”) set his base offense level at 16, U.S.S.G. § 2Dl.l(c)(12), then subtracted 2 under the safety valve provision, § 2Dl.l(b)(7), and 2 for acceptance of responsibility under § 3El.l(a), for a final level of 12. Coupled with a criminal history category of I, the PSR set defendant’s imprisonment range at 10-16 months under the advisory sentencing guidelines.

The government advocated…