United States v. McIntyre

ORDER

Jeremy McIntyre pleaded guilty to possessing and intending to distribute crack cocaine and other controlled substances (not including heroin, however — a clerical error in the judgment names heroin as the controlled substance involved in the case, but the error had no effect on the sentence). He was sentenced to 48 months in prison, and appeals, challenging the sentence. On the basis of the drug equivalency tables (see U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1, Application Note 10), which equate 1 gram of crack to just under 18 grams of cocaine the defendant’s guidelines range was 68 to 78 months. The defendant…