Methamphetamine sentence reversed

US v. Mills, No. 06-1952, 06-2154
A sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine is reversed and remanded where; 1) a departure granted by the district court violated 18 U.S.C. section 3742(g) as criminal history overrepresentation did not appear as a grounds for departure in the district court's first written statement of reasons; and 2) the district court did not engage in the required section 3553(a) analysis.