Koons v. United States Archives - Jackson & Campbell, P.C.

4 Jun 2018 |

Criminal Defendants Sentenced Under Mandatory Minimums Not Entitled To Relief Under 18 U.S.C. sec. 3582(c)(2)

In Koons v. United States, after several criminal defendants pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy charges, the district court discovered that the mandatory minimum sentence provided under 21 U.S.C. sec. 841(b)(1) was higher than the sentencing range provided under the Sentencing Guidelines. The district court decided that the mandatory minimums trumped the Guidelines, and sentenced the defendants under that range, ... Read More

TAGGED: scotus, Mandatory Minimums, 18 U.S.C. sec. 3582(c)(2), Koons v. United States, 21 U.S.C. sec. 841(b)(1), Sentencing Guidelines