Topic
Every decision we've filed under Compassionate Release.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Wilfredo Moreno Ferrer's appeal as moot because he completed his term of imprisonment. The court held that without a live sentence to reduce, there is no continuing injury to support Article III jurisdiction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion for compassionate release. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying relief after considering relevant factors.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a sentence reduction motion under the compassionate release statute. The appellate court found no abuse of discretion in the lower court's weighing of the offense severity and public safety concerns.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of David Antoine Luster's motion for compassionate release, ruling that his claim of an unusually long sentence did not constitute an extraordinary and compelling reason for relief. The court held that the district court properly weighed the severity of Luster's bank robbery convictions and firearm offenses against the non-retroactive changes in law under the First Step Act.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion for compassionate release, ruling that challenges to sentencing guideline calculations must be brought via habeas corpus rather than compassionate release proceedings. The court held that the defendant's argument effectively attacked the validity of his plea agreement and sentence, which falls outside the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A).
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a district court's denial of a compassionate release motion because the lower court failed to apply the correct standard for determining if a defendant is the only available caregiver. The court held that this determination requires a fact-intensive inquiry into whether any other person is qualified and free to provide care.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel a district court ruling on a compassionate release motion. The court found the petition moot because the district court had already denied the motion three days after the petition was filed.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a compassionate release motion, ruling that a defendant's extensive criminal history and the need for public safety outweighed his rehabilitation efforts. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion when it found the statutory sentencing factors favored maintaining the original sentence.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of Leoncio Perez's motion for compassionate release, ruling that his advanced age and medical conditions did not constitute extraordinary and compelling reasons for sentence reduction. The court held that the district court properly weighed the sentencing factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and found Perez's history and the nature of his offenses precluded leniency.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Enoch Buckley's motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). The court held that Buckley failed to demonstrate an abuse of discretion because his arguments regarding sentencing disparities were mere conjecture.