United States v. Shy

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Pamela Gail Shy and Tina Lynn Burton pled guilty under plea agreements with the government to possession of pseudoephed-rine with the knowledge it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(c)(2). After the district court granted each defendant a safety valve reduction, the applicable Guidelines range for each defendant was 37-46 months. For each defendant, the district court varied under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and sentenced the defendant to three years of probation. The government appeals the reasonableness of the sentences.

I. Background

A. Factual…