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U.S. v. DIXON

No. 11-3802.

687 F.3d 356 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricky DIXON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 18, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manish S. Shah (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John L. Sullivan (argued), Attorney, Glencoe, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before MANION, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Ricky Dixon is serving a sentence for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. The district court denied his motion for a reduced sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) based on retroactive changes to the crack cocaine sentencing guidelines. The district court held that it lacked the authority to grant Dixon the relief he sought because his sentence was based not on a sentencing range that was subsequently lowered retroactively, but...

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