Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(1) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(6) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(b)(1) 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(B) 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(B)(ii) 28 U.S.C. § 994(c) Supreme Court 542 U.S. 296 543 U.S. 220, 125-260 Circuit Courts 804 F.2d 1537, 1543 989 F.2d 1117, 1123-1124 368 F.3d 1283, 1285 400 F.3d 1297, 1306-1308 426 F.3d 1324, 1330 431 F.3d 784, 786 436 F.3d 706, 708 437 F.3d 1050, 1054 440 F.3d 514, 518 443 F.3d 1165, 1169 445 F.3d 1261, 1264 452 F.3d 127 355 F. Supp. 2d 1269, 1271 362 F. Supp. 2d 365, 371