U.S. v. NEAL

No. 08-3611.

611 F.3d 399 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tyree NEAL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 6, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Leggans (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Benton, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Lee T. Lawless, Caterina Ditraglia (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, St. Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and KANNE and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

Tyree Neal pleaded guilty to crack-cocaine offenses and was sentenced to 137 months' imprisonment. After the Sentencing Commission reduced the Guideline ranges for crack, and made those changes retroactive (see Amendment 706, made retroactive as of March 3, 2008, by Amendment 713), Neal asked the district court to reduce his sentence, as 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) permits. The sentencing judge denied the motion, with this explanation:

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