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United States v. Howard

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 24, 2011No. 09-2468PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Jason Howard appeals the district court’s post-judgment order reducing his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) after he pleaded guilty to possessing crack cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844. We order a limited remand for the sole purpose of providing a statement of reasons for the district court’s decision.

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This is an appeal from an order granting defendant’s motion to reduce his crack cocaine sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Jason Howard pleaded guilty in 2004 to possession of crack cocaine. His original Guideline range, based…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Dillon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  3. Muscarello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. United States v. Guido Riascos-Suarez A/K/A Kennedy Diuza-RiascosCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. MunozCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. United States v. Mitchell SmallsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
  2. United States v. Antonio Navarro-GaytanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2018
  3. United States v. Chavez-MezaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. Verdin-GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
  5. United States v. William ReidCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2018

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