Legal Opinion

United States v. Vedo McClain

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 17, 2012No. 10-3862PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAYS, D.J., delivered the opinion of the court in which MOORE, J., joined. MERRITT, J. (pp. 780-82), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

MAYS, District Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Vedo McClain (“McClain”) has moved for a reduction of his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). The district court concluded that McClain was ineligible for relief and denied his motion. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.

I

On three separate occasions in February and May 2006, a cooperating source under the supervision of the Cleveland Police Department purchased cocaine base (“crack”) from McClain. A…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Dillon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. Freeman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  3. United States v. PembrookCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. CurryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by13 opinions

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