Legal Opinion
United States v. D.M.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 7, 2017No. 16-50243PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge:
D.M. appeals the denial of his motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). The Government agrees that D.M. was eligible for a sentence reduction, but contends that the appeal is moot because D.M. has been released from federal prison. We hold that the appeal is not moot, and that United States Sentencing Guideline § lB1.10(b)(2)(B) allows a court to consider a number of departures when calculating a reduction in sentence where the defendant has provided substantial assistance. We vacate the district court’s order denying D.M.’s motion for a .…
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