United States v. Albert Savani

OPINION

ROTH, Circuit Judge:

The question presented in this consolidated appeal is whether appellants, Albert Savani, Sean Herbert, and Richard Roe,1 are eligible for reductions of their sentences pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). In each case, the appellant was convicted of a cocaine base (crack) related offense, the government moved for a downward departure due to the appellant’s substantial assistance, and the District Court granted the departure and sentenced the defendant below the statutory mandatory minimum. Shortly thereafter, the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (FSA) became law, and the…