United States v. Dontez Johnson

CLAY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant, Dontez Johnson, appeals a district court order denying his motion to reduce his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), on the basis that Johnson was ineligible for a sentence reduction given his status as a career offender. For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the district court’s order.

BACKGROUND

On September 1, 2004, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Johnson with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine base (“crack-cocaine”), in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 846.…