Legal Opinion
United States v. Daxtrell D. Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 7, 2012No. 12-1391PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Daxtrell Robinson moved the district court to reduce his sentence based on retroactive amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines and the Fair Sentencing Act. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). The district court denied the motion. Because Robinson was sentenced to the statutory minimum and the Fair Sentencing Act does not apply to him, we affirm.
Robinson pleaded guilty in 2005 to possessing 50 grams or more of crack cocaine. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The government filed a recidivism enhancement, which raised the minimum prison term for this offense to 20 years. See id. §§ 841 (b)(l)(A)(iii), 851…
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