Legal Opinion
United States v. Byers
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 9, 2009No. 08-2014, 08-2181, 08-2189PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Jasen Byers, 2 Edward D. Robertson, and Johnny D. Guess (collectively, “appellants”), each incarcerated for cocaine offenses, appeal from the district court’s denial of their 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motions for sentence reductions. They each filed their motions to reduce their sentences based on a recent amendment to the Guidelines, which, if applicable, reduces the base offense level derived from the cocaine base quantity involved in their offenses. But all three men were subject to a statutory mandatory minimum sentence, which became their Guidelines range pursuant to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
- United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- United States v. WhitingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- United States v. Hamedah A. Hasan, Also Known as Stephanie LomaxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In Re SEALED CASECourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
- United States v. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- United States v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Byers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- United States v. Roa-MedinaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
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