United States v. Pierre

WILLIAM E. SMITH, Chief Judge.

*18The First Step Act of 2018 ("the Act") was enacted into law on December 21, 2018, with bipartisan support. See Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194. Section 404 of the Act provides that a district court may "impose a reduced sentence as if sections 2 and 3 of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-220; 124 Stat. 2372) were in effect at the time the covered offense was committed." Id. § 404(b). Defendant Ricardo Pierre moved for a reduced sentence under § 404 of the Act. Def.'s Mot. to Reduce Sent. ("Def.'s Mot."), ECF No. 54. The Government opposed the…