United States v. Roberto Torres

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Roberto Torres appeals the denial of a motion for reduction of his sentence. We reverse and remand.

I

Torres’s sentence stems from convictions in 2007: conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marihuana, to import marihuana, 1 and to launder money instruments. He was sentenced under the 2007 version of the United States Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G.). Because the district court determined that the laundered money was proceeds of a drug conspiracy, the three convictions were grouped together for sentencing per U.S.S.G. § 3D1.2(c). That meant that Torres’s…