United States v. Ernest Hayes

Ernest Hayes, a federal prisoner, appeals through counsel a district court order denying his motion to reduce his sentence, filed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2).

In 2008, Hayes entered a guilty plea to a charge of maintaining a drug establishment. He agreed to a guidelines range of 151 to 188 months. R. Ill at 2. That range resulted from his status as a career offender (category VI) at a total offense level of 29. Id. at 12; see U.S.S.G. ch. 5, pt. A (Sentencing Table). Absent the career offender provision, his guidelines range would have been 57 to 71 months based on criminal history…