Legal Opinion

United States v. Darren Swangin

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided August 16, 2013No. 12-3018PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GARLAND.

GARLAND, Chief Judge:

Darren Swangin appeals from the district court’s partial denial of his motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the district court. 1

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In April 2009, Swangin pled guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base. In his plea agreement, he acknowledged that the offense involved 63.9 grams of crack cocaine. Swangin was sentenced two months later, in June 2009.

At the time of Swangin’s sentencing, offenses involving…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Dillon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. Dorsey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  3. Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2012
  4. United States v. Edwina BigesbyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. Louis Jean HippolyteCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. Jarreous BlewittCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2013
  2. United States v. Antone WhiteCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2020
  3. United States v. Michael PalmerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. Melvin LawrenceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2021
  5. United States v. ClipperDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016

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