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Parties Involved:
Billy Cole
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 08-1718

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United States of America,

Plaintiff – Appellee,

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Billy Cole,

Defendant – Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States

District Court for the

Eastern District of Missouri.

 [UNPUBLISHED]

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Submitted: April 22, 2008

 Filed: May 7, 2008

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Before WOLLMAN, HANSEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Billy Cole appeals from the district court's denial of his motion for a reduction

of his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), based on amendments to the

United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual (U.S.S.G.) which reduced certain base

offense levels in U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(c) depending on the quantity of cocaine base

(crack) involved. 

The district court denied Cole's motion without any explanation. Because we

are unable to review its order without knowing its reasons, we remand to the district

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court for the entry of a certified order within 45 days setting forth the reasons why the

motion for reduction was denied. In order to expedite the matter, our panel will retain

jurisdiction over this appeal.

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Appellate Case: 08-1718 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/07/2008 Entry ID: 3431467