United States v. Collington

Docket Number19-6721
Decision Date26 April 2021
In 2010, defendant was sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment after pleading guilty to various federal narcotics and firearm offenses. In 2019, defendant moved for a reduced sentence under section 404(b) of the First Step Act, contending that his sentence was ten years longer than the current statutory maximum The Fourth Circuit vacated the district court's denial of defendant's motion for a reduced sentence under the Act, concluding that, in light of United States v. Chambers, 956 F.3d 667...

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    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Eastern District of North Carolina
    • December 10, 2021
    ...by statute." 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(B) ; see United States v. Lancaster, 997 F.3d 171, 174–76 (4th Cir. 2021) ; United States v. Collington, 995 F.3d 347, 353 (4th Cir. 2021) ; United States v. Woodson, 962 F.3d 812, 815–17 (4th Cir. 2020) ; United States v. Chambers, 956 F.3d 667, 671 (4th......
  • United States v. Palmer
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — District of Columbia Circuit
    • June 3, 2022
    ...justification." Id. at 91 (quoting United States v. Boulding , 960 F.3d 774, 784 (6th Cir. 2020) ); see also United States v. Collington , 995 F.3d 347, 359 (4th Cir. 2021) (adopting reasonableness review). Palmer challenges the district court's treatment of the "relevant factors." Primaril......
  • United States v. Celestine
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Eastern District of North Carolina
    • August 31, 2022
    ...count one and count two. See 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a); see, e.g. . Concepcion, 142 S.Ct. at 2404; Chavez-Meza, 138 S.Ct. at 1966-68; Collington, 995 F.3d at 356-60; Chambers, 956 at 671-75; May, 783 Fed.Appx. at 310. In reaching this decision, the court has considered the entire record, the part......
  • Babb v. United States
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Maryland
    • June 4, 2021
    ...enacted the First Step Act of 2018 ("2018 FSA" or "First Step Act"), Pub. L. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5239 (2018); see United States v. Collington, 995 F.3d 347, 352 (4th Cir. 2021); United States v. McCoy, 981 F.3d 271, 276 (4th Cir. 2020). As amended by the 2018 FSA, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) n......
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