Freddie Joe Booker
The lower courts had to revisit Booker's sentencing in light of the Supreme Court decision. Booker was re-sentenced by the same judge to the same 30 year sentence he originally received (longer than the 21 year sentence the judge would have been able to impose had the guidelines not been made advisory), however retroactive changes in crack cocaine guidelines meant Booker's sentence has been reduced slightly by a federal judge (from 30 to 27 years) and he has a projected release date of 19 August 2028, by which time he will be in his mid 70s.
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