Background
Marquasia Davis pleaded guilty to a drug-conspiracy count and was sentenced to 180 months in prison. She appealed, arguing for a lower sentence.
The court’s reasoning
The court concluded that the district court sufficiently considered the statutory sentencing factors and did not rely on an improper factor or commit a clear error in judgment. The court noted Davis’s extensive involvement in the drug trafficking organization and found that the sentence was appropriately tailored to the facts and circumstances.
The record shows that the district court sufficiently considered the statutory sentencing factors, see 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), and did not rely on an improper factor or commit a clear error in judgment.
United States v. Marquasia N. Davis, No. 25-2164
What it means going forward
The district court’s sentence of 180 months in prison for Marquasia Davis remains in effect.