Legal Opinion
United States v. Pelaez
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 18, 1999No. 97-5656PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Jesus Alberto Pelaez appeals the district court’s denial of his motion under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) to modify his sentence. The sole issue on appeal is whether the district court should have reduced his sentence by applying the “safety valve” provision of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f). We hold the district court was correct in determining as a matter of law that § 3553(f) cannot be applied to Appellant’s sentence because the final judgment of the district court was entered before the effective date of the provision.
I. BACKGROUND
On March 3, 1994, Appellant was convicted by…
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