Calvin Ward stood before U.S. District Judge Curtis L. Collier two years ago, and was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison on a charge of conspiracy to distribute at least 5 grams of crack cocaine.Mr. Ward may be one of the first crack cocaine offenders to have his sentence reduced under a change in the federal sentencing guidelines.
LOWER SENTENCES
The U.S. Sentencing Commission estimates that thousands of crack cocaine offenders will be eligible for sentence reductions based on new retroactive guidelines. Below are the number of area defendants they estimate will be eligible.
* United States: 19,500
* Eastern Tennessee: 289
* Western Tennessee: 149
* Middle Tennessee: 59
Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission
LOWER SENTENCES
The U.S. Sentencing Commission estimates that thousands of crack cocaine offenders will be eligible for sentence reductions based on new retroactive guidelines. Below are the number of area defendants they estimate will be eligible.
* United States: 19,500
* Eastern Tennessee: 289
* Western Tennessee: 149
* Middle Tennessee: 59
Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission
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