Legal Opinion
In Re SEALED CASE
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 2, 2013No. 12-3012PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.
GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:
Recent amendments to the United States Sentencing Guidelines provisions that apply to crack cocaine convictions have triggered a wave of motions under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). That statute allows prisoners whose sentences were based on guideline ranges that have since been lowered to petition the district courts for earlier release. See Dillon v. United States, 560 U.S. 817, 130 S.Ct. 2683, 2690, 177 L.Ed.2d 271 (2010). This appeal asks whether a crack offender sentenced below an otherwise applicable statutory…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Dillon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Freeman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Mabel A. King v. James F. Palmer, Director, D.C. Department of Corrections Mabel A. King v. James F. Palmer, Director, D.C. Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Deshawn Travis GloverCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2012
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3Cited by44 opinions
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