Legal Opinion

United States v. Delano Sanders

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided November 30, 2010No. 09-2373Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Delano D. Sanders appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to reduce his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) in the aftermath of the United States Sentencing Commission’s decision to lower the Sentencing Guidelines range for crack cocaine offenses. Because the career offender Guidelines rather than the crack cocaine Guidelines controlled Sanders’ original sentence, the district court correctly concluded that he is not eligible for a sentence reduction pursuant to section 3582(c)(2). We therefore AFFIRM the judgment of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Dillon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  3. United States v. CurryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. PerdueCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009

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