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Every decision we've filed under Compassionate Release.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a federal prisoner's motion for compassionate release. The court held that the appellant abandoned key arguments on appeal and that the relevant statutory amendments are not retroactive.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion for compassionate release filed by a federal prisoner. The court held that the appellant failed to demonstrate extraordinary and compelling reasons under the relevant sentencing guidelines.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to reduce a sentence under the compassionate release statute. The court granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw after an independent review found no arguable issues of merit in the appeal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding a sentence reduction motion. The court found the case moot because the defendant had been released from imprisonment while the appeal was pending.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a motion for sentence reduction under Section thirty-five hundred eighty-two, subsection C, paragraph two. The appellate court found no reversible error in the district court's explanation for rejecting the defendant's request for compassionate release.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a compassionate release motion filed by a federal inmate with end-stage renal disease. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding the inmate's condition was not terminal and that he was receiving adequate medical care within the prison system.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a defendant's motion for a sentence reduction under federal law. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's handling of the request.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a defendant's motion for a sentence reduction. The court found no error in the lower court's application of the Sentencing Guidelines and its consideration of statutory factors.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a defendant's motion for a sentence reduction. The court held that the defendant was ineligible for relief under Amendment Eight Hundred Twenty-One because he possessed a firearm during the underlying offense.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a compassionate release motion filed by Jabari Hird. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in weighing the statutory sentencing factors against the request for relief.