United States v. Bennett

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Brandon Bennett pleaded guilty to distributing and conspiring to distribute Benzylpiperazine (BZP) in violation of federal law. At sentencing, Bennett objected to the district court’s 2 conclusion that BZP was sufficiently equivalent to Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) — the chemical name for the drug commonly called “Ecstasy” — to compute Bennett’s drug quantity under the Sentencing Guidelines. The district court denied Bennett’s objection and sentenced Bennett at the bottom of the advisory Guidelines range to 57 months’ imprisonment. Bennett appeals and, for the…