United States v. Teresa Byrd

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Teresa Byrd challenges her sentence imposed upon revocation of her probation. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

I

In 1994, Teresa Byrd pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The probation officer calculated her net offense level as 25 and her criminal history score as 0 (“zero”), resulting in an imprisonment range of 57-71 months under the Sentencing- Guidelines. Pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1, however, the Government moved the district court to depart downward from this range because of Byrd’s cooperation in a…