Tag Archives: Chavez-Meza v. United States

Court Upholds District Court Judge’s Explanation For A Sentencing Modification

A criminal drug offender was originally sentenced to 135 months’ imprisonment after the Sentencing Guidelines provided a range of 135 to 168 months. The U.S. Sentencing Commission thereafter revised the range for the same crime to 108 to 135 months. The defendant moved the district court to modify his sentence accordingly. The judge lowered the sentence to 114 months, not ... Read More