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United States v. Anderson

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 21, 2009No. 08-41314PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Per curiam

Anthony Leroy Anderson appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to reduce his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c). We affirm.

I

Anderson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five or more grams of crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(l)(B)(iii), and 846. As a sentencing default, district courts use § 2D1.1 of the Sentencing Guidelines to set the base offense level for drug criminals. 1 The greater the quantity of drugs, the higher the base level 2 — and, in turn, the longer the term of imprisonment.

Career offenders, though, may…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. United States v. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. DoublinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. John BoeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  5. United States v. BradfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. United States v. RiveraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
  2. United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  3. United States v. QuintanillaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. TepperCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010

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