United States v. Charles W. Adams

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Charles W. Adams appeals the denial of a motion made pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) to reduce his sentence because of an amendment to the federal sentencing guidelines applicable to his case. We reverse and remand for resentencing.

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When federal drug enforcement agents entered property that Mr. Adams owned with his wife, they discovered one hundred and ten marijuana plants growing there. A seven-count indictment against Mr. Adams, his wife, and his son for the manufacture and possession of marijuana resulted. indictment was subsequently dismissed, in…