section-404
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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-5228 | Patrick Frederick Williams v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2023-07-27 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | abuse-of-discretion appellate-review circuit-split first-step-act procedural-reasonableness section-404 sentencing-reduction substantive-reasonableness | Whether appellate review for 'abuse of discretion' of a district court's denial of a sentence reduction under Section 404(b) of the First Step Act req… |
| 22-5562 | Christopher Alexander v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2022-09-12 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | due-process first-step-act government-response judicial-discretion misinformation reply section-404 sentencing sentencing-variance upward-variance | Whether Petitioner was denied his due process rights when the district court granted his Section 404 of the First Step Act motion, but imposed upward … |
| 21-6426 | Lee Dale White v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2021-11-24 | Denied | IFP | appellate-review criminal-justice-reform first-step-act section-404 sentencing substantive-reasonableness | Whether a district court's denial of a motion for relief from under Section 404 of the First Step Act is subject to substantive reasonableness review? |
| 21-6190 | Joe Lewis Finley v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2021-11-04 | Denied | IFP | appellate-review criminal-justice-reform first-step-act section-404 sentencing substantive-reasonableness | Whether a district court's denial of a motion for relief from under Section 404 of the First Step Act is subject to substantive reasonableness review? |
| 21-5634 | Michael D. Forbes v. United States | Third Circuit | 2021-09-09 | Denied | IFP | appellate-review criminal-resentencing criminal-sentencing first-step-act guideline-range reasonableness-standard section-404 sentencing-guidelines sentencing-review | Should the reasonableness standard apply on appellate review of a ruling on a motion under Section 404 of the First Step Act? |
| 21-5348 | James H. Bates v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2021-08-12 | Denied | Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP | 18-usc-3553a criminal-sentencing discretionary-review district-court-discretion first-step-act individualized-explanation section-404 sentencing-factors statutory-interpretation | Are district courts required to consider the sentencing factors listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) when deciding whether to impose a reduced sentence under… |
| 20-6819 | Frantz Sterlin v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2021-01-11 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | criminal-justice criminal-sentencing eligibility fair-sentencing-act first-step-act section-404 sentence-reduction sentencing-reduction u.s.-senate-bill-756 | Whether Petitioner was eligible for a First Step Act reduction of his sentence |
| 19-8877 | Patrick D. Lomas v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2020-07-01 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | abuse-of-discretion criminal-procedure discretion fair-sentencing-act first-step-act judicial-discretion section-404 sentencing sentencing-reduction statutory-interpretation | Did the District Court abuse its discretion in denying Petitioner's motion for sentence reduction under the First Step Act and Fair Sentencing Act? |
| 19-6255 | Kunta Kenta Redd v. United States | Fourth Circuit | 2019-10-11 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | crack-cocaine crack-cocaine-sentencing criminal-justice-reform due-process first-step-act retroactivity section-404 sentencing-disparity sentencing-guidelines sentencing-reform sixth-amendment statutory-interpretation | Whether the petitioner is entitled to relief from denial of a 404 motion at the district court level in light of the First Step Act |