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Tenth Circuit· 3/29/2021

United States v. McGee

Citations

  • 992 F.3d 1035

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reasoning that the First Step Act's non-retroactive amendments might rise to the level of \extraordinary and compelling reasons\ when considered in combination with \a defendant's unique circumstances\
  • reversing district court’s refusal to consider a nonretroactive reduction in the statutory penalty as grounds for compassionate release
  • declining to “catalog” the “unique circumstances” that may give rise to “extraordinary and compelling reasons”
  • noting “[t]he Sentencing Commission’s [then-]most recent policy statement regarding sentencing 4 Appellate Case: 23-1223 Document: 010111028085 Date Filed: 04/08/2024 Page: 5 any applicable 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a
  • finding “the district court erred in considering itself bound by th[e] policy statement”
  • a nonretroactive change to mandatory minimums cannot, by itself, create extraordinary and compelling circumstances; but nonretroactive changes may be paired with other unique circumstances to create extraordinary and compelling reasons warranting a sentence reduction

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