Poindexter v. United States

Melvin Poindexter appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Burns, J.) denying his motion to reduce his term of imprisonment pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Poindexter argued that he had been sentenced based on a sentencing range subsequently reduced by Amendment 591 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines. The District Court concluded that the sentencing court had complied with Amendment 591 in selecting the applicable offense guideline, and so Poindexter was not entitled to relief under § 3582(c)(2). For the reasons that follow, we…