Legal Opinion
United States v. Wesson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 19, 2009No. 19-15566PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:
Willie Dee Wesson, who pleaded guilty to distribution of crack cocaine, appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for a sentence reduction. Wesson contends that he is eligible for such a reduction under Amendment 706 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.” or “Sentencing Guidelines”), which reduced by two points the base offense level assigned in U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1 to each threshold quantity of crack cocaine. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Because Wesson was sentenced as a career offender, and is thus not eligible for a reduction of…
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