No. 21-7134

Anthony Jerome Bell v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-02-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-3553 18-usc-3582 circuit-split compassionate-release district-court-discretion extraordinary-reasons first-step-act intervening-developments legal-developments sentencing sentencing-factors
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Latest Conference: 2022-03-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Must a district court specifically address a defendant's non-frivolous § 3553(a) arguments based on intervening developments when denying compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW In denying a motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) for “extraordinary and compelling reasons” after considering the factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), must a district court specifically address the defendant’s non-frivolous § 3553(a) arguments based on intervening factual and legal developments, or does the district court satisfy its duty to explain a denial of compassionate release by stating that it has reviewed the defendant’s motion, and unchanged § 3553(a) factors like the nature and severity of the offense support the denial? i INTERESTED PARTIES There are no

Docket Entries

2022-03-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
2022-02-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-02-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 18, 2022)
2021-12-16
Application (21A235) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until February 11, 2022.
2021-12-13
Application (21A235) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 12, 2022 to February 11, 2022, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Anthony Bell
Brenda Greenberg BrynFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent