We updated and renamed
our spreadsheet as the Converted Drug Weight Calculator to conform to amendments to the United States Sentencing
Guidelines effective November 1, 2018.
When a drug case
involves multiple controlled substances, the base offense level is calculated
using U.S.S.G. 2D1.1, Application Note 8(B). This guideline sets a converted drug
weight for each gram of the commonly encountered controlled substances. The sum
of the converted drug weight is then used to determine the base offense level
under the drug quantity table found at 2D1.1(c).
The Converted Drug
Weight Calculator does not account for the reduction in offense level
when the accused receives a mitigating role as provided in U.S.S.G.
2D1.1(a)(5), or any applicable reduction for acceptance of responsibility under
U.S.S.G. 3E1.1. The spreadsheets also do not factor enhancements for specific
offense characteristics found at 2D1.1(b), or enhancements from Chapter 3
or Chapter 4, Part B of the Guidelines. Finally, our spreadsheets do not
apply to offenses covered by U.S.S.G. 2D1.11, Unlawfully Distributing, Importing,
Exporting or Possessing a Listed Chemical; Attempt or Conspiracy.
A summary of other
revisions to USSG § 2D.1.1 effective November 1, 2018, can be found here.Thank you, David Freund, for both the spreadsheet and this post.
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