No. 21-1208

Eric Andrews v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2022-03-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 18-usc-3582 18-usc-924c circuit-split criminal-sentencing district-court-discretion extraordinary-and-compelling-reasons first-step-act section-924(c) sentence-reduction sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2022-04-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown 'extraordinary and compelling reasons' warranting a sentence reduction under 18U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1(A)(@)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether a district court may consider the 2018 amendment to the sentences mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) in determining whether a defendant has shown “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warranting a sentence reduction under 18U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1(A)(@). Whether a district court may consider the length of a defendant’s sentence in determining whether a defendant has shown “extraordinary and compelling reasons” warranting a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 8582(¢)(1)A)Q).

Docket Entries

2022-04-04
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022.
2022-03-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-03-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 4, 2022)

Attorneys

Eric Andrews
John GleesonDebevoise & Plimpton LLP, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent