U.S. v. ABDULLAH, 1:08cr236-MHT (WO). (2015)
Court: District Court, M.D. Alabama
Number: infdco20150513666
Visitors: 19
Filed: May 12, 2015
Latest Update: May 12, 2015
Summary: OPINION AND ORDER MYRON H. THOMPSON , District Judge . Amendment 782 to the 2014 edition of the Sentencing Guidelines revised the guidelines applicable to drug-trafficking offenses. Following the United States Sentencing Commission's decision to give retroactive effect to the amendment, this court established a Retroactivity Screening Panel to determine whether a defendant might be eligible for a reduction of sentence. Upon consideration of the recommendation of the Retroactivity Screening
Summary: OPINION AND ORDER MYRON H. THOMPSON , District Judge . Amendment 782 to the 2014 edition of the Sentencing Guidelines revised the guidelines applicable to drug-trafficking offenses. Following the United States Sentencing Commission's decision to give retroactive effect to the amendment, this court established a Retroactivity Screening Panel to determine whether a defendant might be eligible for a reduction of sentence. Upon consideration of the recommendation of the Retroactivity Screening P..
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OPINION AND ORDER
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
Amendment 782 to the 2014 edition of the Sentencing Guidelines revised the guidelines applicable to drug-trafficking offenses. Following the United States Sentencing Commission's decision to give retroactive effect to the amendment, this court established a Retroactivity Screening Panel to determine whether a defendant might be eligible for a reduction of sentence. Upon consideration of the recommendation of the Retroactivity Screening Panel entered today and after an independent and de novo review of the record, it is ORDERED as follows:
(1) Defendant Hasan Rasheed Abdullah's motion for retroactive application of sentencing guidelines (doc. no. 484) is granted.
(2) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), defendant Abdullah's previously imposed sentence of imprisonment of 98 months is reduced to 77 months.
(3) This order will not be effective until November 1, 2015.
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