United States v. Eddie Denton

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Eddie Denton was serving a sentence of 324 months in prison after a jury convicted him of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The district court 1 reduced his sentence to 294 months after an amendment to the sentencing. guidelines lowered the advisory guideline range applicable to his offense of conviction. Denton appeals, and we affirm,

In 2003 a jury convicted Denton of one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, cocaine base, and marijuana. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841, 846, and 860. He was sentenced to life in. prison. After Amendments 706 and 715 to the…