In a motion to reduce the sentence of a convicted drug dealer, what factors are considered in determining the sentence?

Solem v. Helm, 463 U.S. 277, 292 (1983). The record discloses that the district court did in fact consider these factors carefully in the course of denying the defendant's motion to reduce sentence. The district court stated that it "had a substantial awareness of this particular defendant, [and] had concluded in the imposition of sentence that he should not be treated the way as any other defendant would be by averages." The sentence imposed was "simply a statement by [the] ... court that [Sterling] was a dangerous individual who should be incarcerated for a long period of time. And that's ... what the court intended to do and did."