Legal Opinion
United States v. Lawrence
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 25, 2008No. 08-1856, 08-1857, 08-1858, 08-1862PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the consolidated appeals of Francis Lawrence, Anthony Jackson, David Anderson, and Leon Johnson, who filed motions with the district court to reduce their sentences under the retroactive sentencing guideline reductions for crack cocaine offenses. The court granted the defendants’ motions and reduced their sentences according to the guidelines, but the court also, apparently inadvertently, included language in the orders that converted each sentence into “time served.” Within a few weeks, the court recognized the error and entered modifications to…
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