Friday, September 18, 2009

Career Offender Guideline Amendment Not Retroactive

US v. Bronson, No. 09-3152, 2009 WL 2965199 (10th Cir. 9/17/09) (unpublished): Amendment 709 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which amended the career offender guidelines, does not apply retroactively and therefore cannot be a basis for relief under 18 U.S.C. ยง 3582(c)(2).