Legal Opinion

United States v. Maxon Morgan

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 8, 2017No. 16-30591PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:

Maxon Harvey Morgan was convicted of conspiring to import more than 500 kilograms of cocaine into the United States. He was sentenced within the applicable Guidelines range to 432 months imprisonment. Morgan later filed a motion for reduction in sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582 pursuant to Amendment 505 to the Sentencing Guidelines. The district court denied his motion. Several years later, Morgan again moved for a sentence reduction under Section 3582, this time pursuant to Amendment 782. Again, the district court denied the motion, concluding that he was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dillon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. United States v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. BowmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. Theresa CaltonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
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  3. United States v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2021
  4. United States v. Elechi OtiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  5. United States v. HerreraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2021

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