United States v. Irons, No. 12-2377 (7th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseIn 1999 Irons was sentenced to 240 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), and 846, and two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1). He sought, for a second time, a reduction in his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2), based on a 2010 amendment to the federal Sentencing Guidelines for crack cocaine offenses. The district court denied the motion for lack of jurisdiction. The Seventh Circuit affirmed. Irons was unable to show that his applicable sentencing range had been retroactively lowered; at his sentencing hearing, the court determined that Irons was found responsible for 31 kilograms of crack cocaine. That amount greatly exceeds the minimum 8.4 kilograms under the amended guidelines for the highest base offense level, 38, under which Irons was originally sentenced.
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