U.S. v. STEVENSON

No. 12-3108.

749 F.3d 667 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl STEVENSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 23, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Madeleine S. Murphy , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Standish E. Willis , Attorney, Law Office of Standish E. Willis, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Carl Stevenson has twice sought a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c), citing the retroactive changes to the crack cocaine offense guidelines. The district court granted his first motion but denied his second because further reduction would bring his sentence below the guidelines sentence imposed on career offenders like Stevenson. It would, however, contradict the Sentencing Commission's policy statements to sentence Stevenson...

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