UNITED STATES v. BLAKE

No. 20-2145.

22 F.4th 637 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Byron BLAKE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 4, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David D. Dean , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael J. Petro , Attorney, Michael J. Petro , Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Brennan, Scudder, and Jackson-Akiwumi, Circuit Judges.


Byron Blake appeals the denial of his motion under Section 404(b) of the First Step Act of 2018 to reduce his 420-month sentence for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. In denying Blake's motion, the district court sidestepped the parties' dispute about the quantity of drugs attributable to Blake for sentencing purposes and thus never calculated...

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