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Eric Andrews v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 20-2768 · judgment August 30, 2021
Before the decision, about 3.4× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Third Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below.
Question 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 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). 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. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
John Gleeson
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, April 4, 2022 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Apr 04 2022Petition DENIED.
- Mar 16 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022.
- Mar 08 2022Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Mar 02 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 4, 2022)