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U.S. v. SMITH

No. 19-1724.

958 F.3d 494 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lakento Brian SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 6, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Kenneth P. Tableman , KENNETH P. TABLEMAN, P.C., Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant. Jennifer L. McManus , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: GUY, THAPAR, and BUSH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Lakento Smith was indicted on gun and drug charges in 2006. Under the then-applicable sentencing laws, Smith was subject to a mandatory minimum life sentence, which the district court imposed. Congress subsequently lowered the penalty for cocaine-base offenses in the Fair Sentencing Act, made retroactive...

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