United States v. Edmond

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Crim. Action No. 89-162 (EGS) RAYFUL EDMOND, III, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Introduction In 1990, Defendant Rayful Edmond, III (“Mr. Edmond”) was sentenced to life in prison after a jury convicted him on various charges stemming from his leading role in a large-scale cocaine distribution operation in the District of Columbia. United States v. Edmond,

52 F.3d 1080, 1087

(D.C. Cir. 1995) (per curiam). Nearly thirty years later, the government moved to reduce Mr. Edmond’s sentence pursuant to Federal Rule…