Legal Opinion

United States v. Williams

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 26, 2024No. Criminal No. 2022-0333Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. No. 22-cr-333 (DLF) BEVERLY WILLIAMS, Defendant. ORDER Beverly Williams seeks a retroactive reduction in sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and Amendment 821 to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. Dkt. 73. For the reasons that follow, the Court will deny her motion. In general, the Court cannot “modify a term of imprisonment once it has been imposed.” 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c). But if “a defendant . . . has been sentenced based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by the [U.S.] Sentencing…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dillon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. United States v. Carl TaylorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014

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