Gregory Donell Eatmon v. United States
Jurisdiction
Whether a district court must or may consider the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors, including the current sentencing range established by the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, when deciding whether to impose a reduced sentence under Section 404(b) of the First Step Act of 2018
QUESTION PRESENTED This Court recently granted certiorari in Concepcion v. United States, No. 201650, on the question of whether, when deciding if it should “impose a reduced sentence” on an individual under Section 404(b) of the First Step Act of 2018, a district court must or may consider intervening legal and factual developments. The question in Concepcion covers the question presented here: Whether, when deciding if it should “impose a reduced sentence” under Section 404(b), a district court must or may consider the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors, including the current sentencing range established by the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. i