No. 21-8082

Arthur Houze v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2022-06-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 18-usc-3582 circuit-split compassionate-release extraordinary-and-compelling-reasons extraordinary-reasons retroactivity sentencing-law statutory-interpretation
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Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether non-retroactive changes in sentencing law can constitute extraordinary and compelling reasons for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED A court may grant compassionate release and reduce a sentence if, after evaluating the factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), it finds that extraordinary and compelling reasons so warrant. While rehabilitation alone cannot constitute a reason, nothing in the text of Section 3582 limits the factors a court may view as extraordinary and compelling. Can non-retroactive changes in sentencing law constitute extraordinary and compelling reasons as four circuits have held (the First, Second, Fourth, and Tenth), or are courts either prohibited or limited from considering such changes (the Third, Seventh, and Eighth circuits)? i

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-06-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-06-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-06-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 7, 2022)

Attorneys

Arthur Houze
Frederick William UlrichFederal Public Defenders Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent