Legal Opinion

United States v. Hasan

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 29, 2000No. 99-2102PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

After Hamedah A. Hasan was sentenced for conspiracy to distribute cocaine base in 1993, the drug quantity table in the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G.) was amended in a way that reduced Hasan’s base offense level and thus lowered her sentence from life imprisonment to 324 to 405 months. Because the Sentencing Commission made the amendment retroactive, Hasan filed a motion to lower her sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), then asked the district court to depart below 324 months under U.S.S.G. § 5K2.0 and its statutory equivalent, 18 U.S.C. § 3553(b), based on her…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. Barry JordanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
  2. United States v. Glynn WyattCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  3. United States v. Roosevelt Sims, IIICourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  4. United States v. Dale Marvin WarrenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  5. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Martin Templeton STOCKDALE, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States v. Hamedah A. Hasan, Also Known as Stephanie LomaxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  2. United States v. TaborDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 2005
  3. United States v. Hamedah A. Hasan, Also Known as Stephanie LomaxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  4. United States v. Hamedah A. HasanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  5. United States v. Hamedah A. Hasan, Also Known as Stephanie LomaxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001

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