United States v. Zayas-Ortiz, No. 15-1449 (1st Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseDefendant entered into a plea agreement with the United States to several drug-related offenses. The district court sentenced Defendant at the bottom of the guidelines range to a term of imprisonment of 262 months. In 2009, Defendant filed his first motion to reduce his sentence pursuant to amendments 706 and 711 to the guidelines. The district court granted the motion and sentenced Defendant at the bottom of the newly amended guidelines range to a term of imprisonment of 210 months. In 2011, Defendant filed his second motion to reduce his sentence pursuant to amendments 748 and 750 to the guidelines. The district court granted the motion and sentenced Defendant at the bottom of the amended guidelines range to a term of imprisonment of 168 months. In 2014, Defendant filed his third motion to reduce his sentence pursuant to amendments 782 and 788 to the guidelines. The motion was opposed by the government and the probation officer. The district court denied the motion. The First Circuit affirmed, holding that the district court properly considered the sentencing factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. 3553(a) and gave sufficient reasons for its decision.
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