U.S. v. CHARLES

No. 15-6074.

843 F.3d 1142 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Matthew Otis CHARLES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: December 19, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Cecil W. VanDevender , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Anne-Marie Moyes , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Cecil W. VanDevender , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Anne-Marie Moyes , Mariah A. Wooten , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: GIBBONS, SUTTON, and WHITE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Matthew Charles sought and obtained a reduced sentence under guidelines amendments 706 and 750, which lowered the recommended sentencing ranges for crack cocaine offenses. Charles acknowledges that, if the original sentencing court found him to be a career offender, these amendments would not decrease his...

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