Sentencing Guidelines

By: Derek Hawkins//March 17, 2020//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Donnell Jehan

Case No.: 19-1975

Officials: MANION, KANNE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Sentencing Guidelines

Donnell Jehan appeals the denial of his second motion to reduce his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) based on the retroactive application of Amendment 782 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines. The district court determined that Jehan was ineligible for a reduction because the amendment did not change his guidelines range. On appeal, Jehan primarily argues that the amendment did change his guidelines range, because his binding plea agreement required the district court to find him responsible for quantities of narcotics that, under the amendment, produce a lower guidelines range. Because the district court correctly concluded that Jehan was responsible for greater quantities of narcotics, we affirm.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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