Legal Opinion

United States v. Williams

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 25, 2010No. 09-3703PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Relying on Amendment 711 to the sentencing guidelines, which retroactively lowered the base offense level for some drug *528crimes involving crack cocaine, Adam Williams moved under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) for a reduced sentence. The district court denied his motion. We affirm.

In 2001 a jury found Williams guilty of conspn-ing to distribute 50 or more grams of crack, see 21 U.S.C. § 846, distributing 50 or more grams of crack, see id. at § 841(a)(1), and distributing 5 or more grams of crack, see id. His offenses were grouped together for sentencing under U.S.S.G. § 3D1.2(d), and the district…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. United States v. CunninghamCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Anthony A. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  5. United States v. YoungCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. United States v. Adam Williams, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2024
  2. United States v. Adam Williams, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2022
  3. Suellentrop v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2023

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