U.S. v. Hall

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Criminal Court
Sentencing
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 08-3809 & 08-3811 Cons.
Decision Date: 
April 9, 2010
Federal District: 
N.D. Ind., Hammond Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed
Dist. Ct. did not err in denying defendants' motion for sentence reduction under 18 USC section 3582(c)(2) based on retroactive crack-cocaine amendments to sentencing guidelines. Record supported Dist. Ct.'s finding that each defendant was responsible for over 4.5 kilograms of crack cocaine based upon calculations of approximately 17 kilograms of crack-cocaine contained in presentence reports. Although Dist. Ct. had made original findings based on defendants' plea agreements, subject findings of greater quantity of crack-cocaine were not inconsistent with original findings where 17-kilogram figures were contained in original presentence reports.