Legal Opinion
United States v. Dillon
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 10, 2009No. 08-3397PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FUENTES, Circuit Judge:
Percy Dillon appeals the District Court’s partial denial of his motion to reduce his sentence ’ pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). In 2008, the United States Sentencing Commission amended the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“Guidelines”), retroactively reducing the base offense level for crack cocaine offenses. The District Court subsequently entered an order reducing Dillon’s sentence by two-levels, but held that it lacked authority to reduce Dillon’s sentence further. Dillon argues that the District Court erred in failing to recognize that…
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3Cited by35 opinions
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