Legal Opinion
United States v. Ernest Akers
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 15, 2018No. 17-3095PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam *433 Ernest Akers, proceeding pro se , appeals the district court's order denying his motion to reduce his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582 (c)(2). We affirm.
In 2012, Akers pleaded guilty to unlawful distribution of more than 28 grams of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1) and (b)(1)(B)(iii). Because this was Akers' third conviction for a felony controlled-substance offense, his offense level and criminal history were calculated under the career-offender provision of the Sentencing Guidelines, U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1, which yielded an advisory sentencing range of 188-235…
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