United States v. Denise Gregory

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Denise Gregory pled guilty to involvement in a cocaine distribution conspiracy and was sentenced according to the provisions of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. The district court reduced Gregory’s sentence based on her cooperation. The issue presented concerns the jurisdiction of this court to hear an appeal based on the degree of the district court’s downward departure.

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Gregory was indicted along with two co-defendants, Dennis Cartner and Jimmy Cal Jackson, on November 8, 1989 by a federal grand jury. 1 Gregory entered a guilty plea to the…