Methamphetamine winner? Very Rare!

US v. Jensen, No. 06-2284, 06-2497
A sentence for and conspiring and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine is vacated where: 1) although the district court's reduction of defendant's sentence by the equivalent of six guideline ranges was not an abuse of discretion; nevertheless 2) it erred in further reducing defendant's sentence from 216 to 180 months, as when the government files a motion under 18 U.S.C. section 3553(e) for a reduction below the statutory minimum, the court cannot reduce the sentence further based on other factors unrelated to the assistance.