United States v. Abbenante

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

LAGUEUX, District Judge.

This matter concerns two motions made by defendant, Vincent Abbenante: 1) a motion to grant him a credit of 180 days towards prison time for time spent “in custody” while on bail before incarceration and 2) a motion for modification of sentence in light of the purportedly lower sentencing range contained in the new sentencing guidelines. Both of these motions have no basis in law and must be denied. However, because of the latter motion’s novel nature, it is worthwhile to explicate the basis for the denial.

Defendant (who was in the used car…