Legal Opinion
United States v. Emory Lee Tellis
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 18, 2014No. 12-12596PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge:
Emory Lee Mr. Tellis is currently serving a 188-month sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to sell crack cocaine. In this appeal he challenges the district court’s denial of his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion to reduce his sentence based on Amendment 750 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines (USSG). After a careful review of the parties’ briefs and the relevant caselaw, and with the benefit of oral argument, we affirm.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
A. INITIAL SENTENCING
In June 2001, Mr. Tellis was indicted for conspiracy to sell crack cocaine in violation of…
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