Legal Opinion
United States v. Fanfan
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 4, 2009No. 08-2062PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
After much litigation, Appellant Ducan Fanfan’s sentence for a drug offense involving crack cocaine became final. United States v. Fanfan, 468 F.3d 7 (1st Cir.2006), ce rt. denied, 549 U.S. 1300, 127 S.Ct. 1863, 167 L.Ed.2d 353 (2007). On July 9, 2008, Fanfan sought an adjusted sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) in light of a subsequent amendment to the guidelines that effectively reduced the guideline range for certain crack cocaine offenders. U.S.S.G. Amendment 706 (effective Nov. 1, 2007). The district court granted this request and imposed a sentence within the…
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