Legal Opinion
United States v. Adolfo Wren
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 7, 2013No. 12-1565, 12-1580PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
After Congress reduced from 100:1 to 18:1 the ratio between crack and powder cocaine for purposes of statutory minimum and maximum sentences, see Dorsey v. United States, — U.S. -, 132 S.Ct. 2321, 183 L.Ed.2d 250 (2012), the Sentencing Commission made corresponding changes to the Guideline ranges for crack. Amendment 750 makes the changes; Amendment 759 authorizes retroactive application. Adolfo Wren and Anthony Mo-ton asked the district court to cut their sentences. The applications went to different judges; both said no.
Wren and Moton are serving sentences below the…
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- Dorsey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
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- United States v. DoeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
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