Legal Opinion
United States v. Leatch
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 22, 2007No. 20-50667PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute at least fifty grams of crack cocaine, Defendant-Appellee Jason Leatch received the minimum 324-month sentence under the then-mandatory sentencing guidelines. In the wake of United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), this court vacated Leatch’s sentence and remanded for resen-tencing.
At the post-Booker resentencing hearing, Leatch sought a downward departure under the advisory guidelines, asking the district judge “to do what I think has become a trend around…
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