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Sentencing Guidelines – Plea Agreement

By: Derek Hawkins//December 6, 2017//

Sentencing Guidelines – Plea Agreement

By: Derek Hawkins//December 6, 2017//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Donnell Jehan

Case No.: 17-1779

Officials: BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Sentencing Guidelines – Plea Agreement

Donnell Jehan appeals from the order denying his motion under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) to reduce his prison sentence for his role in a drug conspiracy. The district court denied that motion on the ground that Jehan’s sentence is based on a binding plea agreement, not on a Guidelines range affected by an amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines. We affirm

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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