United States v. Pirnat

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

Introduction

This matter is before the Court on a motion to reduce sentence pursuant to Rule 35, Fed.R.Crim.P. At issue is whether a retroactive amendment to the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“Sentencing Guidelines”) controls the way in which the carrier medium is to be taken into account in calculating the total weight of LSD attributable to a defendant for purposes of determining whether a Title 21 mandatory minimum sentence is applicable. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. For the reasons that follow, the Court concludes that the Sentencing…