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Every decision we've filed under Compassionate Release.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Antonio Davis. The court found the petition moot because the district court had recently entered an order denying Davis's underlying motion.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the revocation of Eric Lamount Whitener's supervised release and the three-month sentence imposed by the district court. The court found no due process violations, procedural errors, or inconsistencies in the sentencing conditions.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion for compassionate release. The court held that the district court's independent review of sentencing factors was sufficient to support the denial.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion for compassionate release. The panel held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying relief based on sentencing factors alone without addressing extraordinary and compelling reasons.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a defendant's third motion for compassionate release. The court held that neither an unusually long sentence following a change in law nor the Bureau of Prisons' refusal to retroactively designate a state prison constituted extraordinary and compelling circumstances.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated and remanded a district court order denying a motion for compassionate release. The appellate court held that the lower court failed to provide sufficient reasoning to allow for meaningful review of its decision.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a sentence reduction for a defendant convicted of international drug trafficking. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in weighing sentencing factors against a reduction under the Sentencing Guidelines.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to reduce a sentence based on a retroactive sentencing guideline amendment. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in weighing the sentencing factors against the defendant's request for relief.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Leroy Donnell Dixon, Sr.'s motion for compassionate release. The appellate court found no abuse of discretion in the lower court's analysis of Dixon's health conditions under the statutory requirements.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a motion for sentence reduction. The appellate court found no error in the lower court's application of the relevant legal factors.