Legal Opinion
United States v. Grant
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 9, 2009No. 07-3831PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
This sentencing appeal raises the question of what factors a district court may consider when deciding a motion to reduce a sentence pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b), which allows the sentencing judge to reduce a sentence for substantial assistance to the government by the defendant. Defendant Kevin Grant pleaded guilty to several crimes related to heroin trafficking, and was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment, the statutory manda*778tory minimum. A statutory mandatory minimum sentence does not permit a sentencing judge to fully consider all of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- United States v. James Thomas McBrideCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- United States v. Bernal Chavarria-HerraraCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- United States v. PooleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. BowersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- United States v. HameedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- United States v. ShelbyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- United States v. HameedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- United States v. GrantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011
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