Legal Opinion
United States v. Edmund Davis, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 14, 2014No. 12-50522PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Edmund Clinton Davis, Jr., appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to reduce his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). The district court held that the Sentencing Commission’s Policy Statement § lB1.10(b) precluded a sentence reduction because Davis had already received a sentence below the minimum of the amended guidelines range. Davis argues that § lB1.10(b) exceeds the Commission’s statutory authority and violates the separation of powers doctrine. Our review is de novo, see United States v. Kuchinski, 469 F.3d 853, 857 (9th Cir.…
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- United States v. John Charles KuchinskiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- United States v. Christina Elizabeth ColonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
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