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U.S. v. WESSON

No. 08-30177.

583 F.3d 728 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie Dee WESSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 19, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tracey A. Staab, Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, Spokane, WA, for the defendant-appellant.

James A. McDevitt, United States Attorney, and Robert A. Ellis, Assistant United States Attorney, Spokane, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: W. FLETCHER, RONALD M. GOULD, and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:

Willie Dee Wesson, who pleaded guilty to distribution of crack cocaine, appeals the district court's denial of his motion for a sentence reduction. Wesson contends that he is eligible for such a reduction under Amendment 706 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("U.S.S.G." or "Sentencing Guidelines"), which reduced by two points the base offense level assigned in U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1 to each threshold quantity of crack cocaine. We have...

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