Fifth Circuit· 12/16/2019

United States v. Odis Jackson

Citations

945 F.3d 315

How courts have described this case

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

emphasizing that, in applying the First Step Act, a sentencing court cannot “consider other post-sentencing changes in the law”
recognizing the similarities between § 404(b) of the First Step Act and 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2)
affirming after a limited remand for the district court to provide reasons for the denial of the defendant’s FSA motion
declining to hold that “the court must decide the factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a),” opting instead to “reserve the issue for another day”
describing Hegwood as holding “the court couldn’t consider other post-sentencing changes in the law”
“We hold now that abuse of discretion generally applies, because the FSA gives the district court broad discretion in deciding whether to resentence.”

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