United States v. Roy Tarver

OPINION

S. THOMAS ANDERSON, District Judge.

The United States appeals the district court’s orders granting separate motions for a reduction of sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) filed by Carl Drewery and Roy Tarver. The district court concluded that Drewery and Tarver were eligible for a reduction in sentence based on the Fair Sentencing Act (FSA). Because both defendants were ineligible for a reduction in sentence, we REVERSE the orders of the district court.

I

Drewery and Tarver were charged as co-defendants in a larger drug trafficking conspiracy on December 20, 2006. Each man…