Dontour D. Drakes v. United States
Environmental SocialSecurity Immigration
Whether a career offender who provided substantial assistance is eligible for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) based on the judge's concluded guideline range rather than the initial career offender guideline range
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED © 1. WHETHER A CAREER OFFENDER WHO PROVIDED SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE WHOSE SENTENCING JUDGE: VARIED FROM THE INITIAL INTRODUCED CAREER OFFENDERS' GUIDELINES; 1S THE JUDGE'S CONCLUDED GUIDELINE RANGE THE NEW STARTING POINT FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT 782 (minus two levels) PARALLELED WITH . UNITED STATES-V. HUGHES, 138 S. Ct. 1765, 1776-77 (2018) THUS ELIGIBLE UNDER 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE MINUS TWO LEVELS? 26 DOES HUGHES', Id., HOLDING APPLY TO CASES WHERE THE SENTENCING JUDGE -VARIED FROM THE INITIAL INTRODUCED CAREER OFFENDER GUIDELINE RANGE OR , CATEGORY BASED ON SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE AND SETTLED IN A LOWER GUIDELINE RANGE OR CATEGORY; IS THE CONCLUDED DEPARTED GUIDELINE RANGE OR CATEGORY THE DEFENDANTS’ NEW STARTING POINT FOR PURPOSES OF THE MINUS TWO LEVELS UNDER AMENDMENT 782 GIVEN 18 U.S.C. § 3582 (c)({2) DOES NOT PROHIBIT REDUCTIONS BASED ON RETROACTIVE AMENDMENTS IN SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE CASES? (i)