U.S. v. DOBY, CR 198-054. (2014)
Court: District Court, S.D. Georgia
Number: infdco20141226553
Visitors: 28
Filed: Dec. 11, 2014
Latest Update: Dec. 11, 2014
Summary: ORDER DUDLEY H. BOWEN, District Judge. Defendant has filed a motion for reduction of sentence under 18 U.S.C. (c) (2) on the basis that Amendment 782 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines has revised the guidelines applicable to drug trafficking offenses. Even though Amendment 782 became effective on November 1, 2014, no defendant may be released on the basis of the retroactive amendment before November 1, 2015. See U.S.S.G. Amend. 788. Thus, the Court will undertake a review of case
Summary: ORDER DUDLEY H. BOWEN, District Judge. Defendant has filed a motion for reduction of sentence under 18 U.S.C. (c) (2) on the basis that Amendment 782 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines has revised the guidelines applicable to drug trafficking offenses. Even though Amendment 782 became effective on November 1, 2014, no defendant may be released on the basis of the retroactive amendment before November 1, 2015. See U.S.S.G. Amend. 788. Thus, the Court will undertake a review of cases..
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ORDER
DUDLEY H. BOWEN, District Judge.
Defendant has filed a motion for reduction of sentence under 18 U.S.C. § (c) (2) on the basis that Amendment 782 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines has revised the guidelines applicable to drug trafficking offenses. Even though Amendment 782 became effective on November 1, 2014, no defendant may be released on the basis of the retroactive amendment before November 1, 2015. See U.S.S.G. Amend. 788. Thus, the Court will undertake a review of cases involving drug trafficking offenses in due course. If Defendant is entitled to a sentence reduction as a result of amendments to the United States Sentencing Guidelines, the Court will make such a reduction sua sponte. Accordingly, Defendant's motion (doc. no. 607) is DEFERRED.1
FootNotes
1. The Clerk is directed to terminate the motion for administrative purposes.
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