United States v. Ganun

Timothy J. Ganun, Jr. pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fifty grams or more of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 846. He was sentenced to the applicable statutory mandatory minimum sentence of ten years. See id. § 841(b)(1)(A). In January 2008, Ganun filed a form motion requesting appointment of counsel to represent him in pursuing a motion for reduction of sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and the Sentencing Commission’s retroactive amendment of the crack cocaine guideline (Amendments 706, 711 and 713). The district court…