Legal Opinion

United States v. Williams

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 9, 2009No. 08-11361PublishedCited by 49 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

Maurice Lawrence Williams, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s sentence imposed after granting his motion to reduce sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Williams argues that the district court erred in lowering his sentence by only three months because the amended guidelines do not adequately rectify the disparate treatment of individuals sentenced for crack cocaine crimes. Because the record does not make clear whether the district court considered the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors when resentencing Williams, we VACATE Williams’s sentence and REMAND for further…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Kimbrough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. United States v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. BravoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. EggersdorfCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by49 opinions

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  2. United States v. CurryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. Pedro Rafael Caraballo-MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. DouglasCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009

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