UNITED STATES v. BURRIS

No. 19-6122.

29 F.4th 1232 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tony Lamar BURRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED March 30, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan M. Otto , Federal Public Defender ( Laura K. Deskin , Research & Writing Specialist, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her on the briefs), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Defendant-Appellant.

Steven W. Creager , Assistant United States Attorney ( Robert J. Troester , Acting United States Attorney, with him on the briefs), Office of the United States Attorney, Western District of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before MATHESON, PHILLIPS, and MORITZ, Circuit Judges.


In 2004, Tony Burris pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, and the district court sentenced him to 262 months in prison, the low end of his sentencing range under the United States Sentencing Guidelines (the Guidelines). After Congress passed the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, which addressed...

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