Case Explained: USA V. HULL

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Filed: 2026-08-03 Docket: 2:20-cr-00128-TOR-2 The ninth-circuit affirmed the 200-month sentence imposed on Bradley Dale Hull upon resentencing for possession with intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(B)(i), and (b)(1)(A)(viii). The court applied the plain error standard to review procedural challenges, concluding that the district court adequately considered the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors by explaining that the sentence was sufficient but not greater than necessary to comply with sentencing purposes, a rationale inferred from the record as a whole under United States v. Carty. Regarding substantive reasonableness, the court applied an abuse of discretion standard under Gall v. United States, holding that maintaining the same below-Guidelines sentence after a reduction in the applicable guideline range was reasonable and did not violate any proportionality requirement. The judgment of the district court remains in effect. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.