Wednesday, October 31, 2007

distribute methamphetamine is reversed

US v. Coyle, No. 06-2296, 06-2525
A sentence imposed on remand for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine is reversed and remanded where: 1) the circuit court declined to alter its previous holding that a substantial-assistance reduction from 135 months' to 36 months' imprisonment was unreasonable; and 2) the district court was not authorized to reduce defendant's sentence by 13.5 months based on post-offense rehabilitation