United States v. Robles-Garcia, No. 15-3364 (8th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of conspiracy to distribute less than 50 grams of methamphetamine mixture, 50 grams or more of actual (pure) methamphetamine, and 5 kilograms or more of cocaine. Defendant was also convicted of kidnapping. The district court sentenced defendant to two concurrent terms of 600 months in prison. On appeal, defendant challenges the district court's discretionary reduction of his sentence under 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2). The court found that the district court did not improperly consider or give significant weight to defendant's original within-guidelines sentence. The court explained that the original “otherwise final sentence” is a valid consideration within the district court’s discretion so long as it bears a reasonable relationship to the factors under section 3582(c)(2). The court also found no abuse of discretion in the district court’s consideration or explanation of the other factors relevant in its decision to decrease defendant's sentence by 100 months. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
Court Description: Per Curiam - Before Colloton, Melloy and Shepherd, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Sentencing. One-hundred month reduction of defendant's sentence under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3582(c)(2) was not an abuse of the district court's discretion.
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