United States v. Wright

ORDER

• Appellant Claxton H. Wright pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute 50 or more grams of crack cocaine. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). At the time of the offense, that quantity of crack cocaine, coupled with Wright’s two prior felony narcotics convictions, mandated a minimum sentence of life imprisonment. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) (2009). However, after Wright pleaded guilty but before he was sentenced, Congress enacted the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010,124 Stat. 2872 (“FSA”), which increased the threshold amount of crack cocaine for a…