Criminal Law Keyed to Hoffmann
Gall v. United States
Facts
Gall, Defendant, in his sophomore year of college, participated in a drug distribution operation for about six month. During this time, Defendant told one of his co-conspirators that he no longer wanted to be involved in the operation. Once Defendant graduated, Defendant moved to Arizona and began his career in the construction industry. Subsequently, federal agents questioned Defendant about is involvement in the drug operation. Defendant told the federal agents that he was limitedly involved in the operation. The federal agents continued to question Defendant for a period of about a year and a half. After the questioning, Defendant was indicted, and Defendant voluntarily turned himself into to the State of Iowa authorities. When Defendant was pending bail, Defendant began his own construction business in Iowa. Thereafter, Defendant entered into a plea agreement and a sentencing hearing followed. Pursuant to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Defendant’s charge had a thirty-month sentence, at a minimum. The sentencing judge reviewed all the evidence and imposed a sentence of thirty-six month probation. The Government appealed, and the court of appeals reversed. The Defendant petitions the United States Supreme Court to review the court of appeals decision.
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