Legal Opinion
United States v. Torres
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 30, 1996No. 96-2024PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
After appellant David Torres was sentenced for his marijuana-related convictions, the Sentencing Commission revised the applicable sentencing guideline and lowered the sentencing range. Seeking to benefit from the guideline change, Mr. Torres filed this motion for reduction of sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Because Mr. Torres had been sentenced to the mandatory minimum sentence, and the requested sentence under the guideline change is lower than the mandatory minimum, he contends that he qualifies for the “safety valve” exception to the mandatory minimum…
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