Legal Opinion
United States v. Rose
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided May 24, 2019No. 03-CR-1501 (VEC)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge
Defendants Jason Rose and Junior Robinson have each moved for a reduced sentence under the First Step Act of 2018 (hereinafter "First Step Act"). Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194 (2018). Most relevant here, Section 404 of the First Step Act makes retroactive certain provisions of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (hereinafter "Fair Sentencing Act") and empowers district courts to "impose a reduced sentence" as if the Fair Sentencing Act had been in effect at the time of the defendant's offense. Under the First Step Act, the district court must…
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