U.S. v. Stevenson

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Criminal Court
Sentencing
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 12-3108
Decision Date: 
April 23, 2014
Federal District: 
N.D. Ill., E. Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed
Dist. Ct. did not err in denying defendant’s second motion for reduction of his sentence under 18 USC section 3582(c) on his crack cocaine drug offenses, where instant requested reduction would place defendant's sentence below guidelines for career offender. While defendant was potentially eligible for reduction in sentence, where his original offense level was higher than applicable career offender level, defendant’s second request for reduction that would put defendant's sentence below applicable career offender guidelines was inconsistent with Sentencing Commission’s policy statements, where Dist. Ct.’s original finding that defendant was career offender remained in place.