Chuck Wayne Boyd v. United States
SocialSecurity
Whether the court abused its discretion in denying a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582 and U.S.S.G. Amendment 782 without adequately explaining its reasons and considering the defendant's pre-sentence and post-sentence history
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED When considering a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C.§ 3582 and U.S.S.G. Amendment 782, does the court abuse it's discretion by not explaining the reasons behind it's denial, taking into equal consideration the Petitioner's pre-sentence history as well as the post-sentence history, which includes the Petitioner's progress as an inmate in a penal institution, when the court considers 18 U.S.C. § 3553 factors to determine a sentence reduct-— ion is unwarranted based on the Petitioner's sentence being already "lenient"? Note: The U.S. Supreme Court is presently considering a similar issue, having granted certiorari in United States v. ChavezMaza, 854 F.3d 655 (10th Cir. 2017) in case No. 17-5639.