Legal Opinion
United States v. Lance Williams
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 14, 2015No. 15-7114PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge THACKER joined. Chief Judge TRAXLER wrote a dissenting opinion.
KING, Circuit Judge:
Lance Antonio Williams appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion for a reduced sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Williams seeks the benefit of recent amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines and contends that the court in the Middle District of North Carolina erred when it ruled him ineligible for a sentence reduction. According to Williams, Guidelines Amendment 780, which revised the policy…
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