Legal Opinion
United States v. Rivera-Martinez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 20, 2011No. 09-1766PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In United States v. Rivera-Martínez (Rivera-Martínez I), 607 F.3d 283 (1st Cir.2010), we affirmed a district court decision finding the defendant ineligible for a sentence reduction under certain retroactive amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines. Id. at 286-88. The defendant petitioned for a writ of certiorari. While that petition was pending, the Supreme Court decided Freeman v. United States, — U.S. -, 131 S.Ct. 2685, 180 L.Ed.2d 519 (2011). The Court then granted the petition in Rivera-Martínez I, vacated the judgment, and remanded for reconsideration in…
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