Legal Opinion
United States v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 5, 2009No. 08-5667PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Garrett Johnson pled guilty to the charge of conspiring to distribute crack cocaine. He faced a 240-month mandatory minimum sentence, as required by statute, but the government moved the district court to grant a lower sentence based on Johnson’s substantial assistance. The court granted the government’s motion and sentenced Johnson to 108 months’ imprisonment.
Johnson subsequently filed a motion for a further reduction in his sentence based on the retroactive revisions to the United States Sentencing Guidelines regarding crack-cocaine convictions. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. George MooneyhamCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
- United States of America, Cross-Appellee v. Denny L. GoffCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by40 opinions
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