United States v. Canarte

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES v. Criminal Action No. 20-27-5 (TJK) TAQUAN CANARTE, Defendant. ORDER In April 2022, Taquan Canarte pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Mixture or Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Fentanyl, Illegal Receipt of a Firearm by a Person under Indictment, and Second-Degree Theft. ECF No. 305. He committed these offenses while he was still under a sentence of supervision for a prior firearm conviction. ECF No. 247 at 24-25. At the time, the United States Sentencing Guidelines disincentivized the commission of…