Court Can Also Use Compassionate Release to Avoid Limits on Reduced Sentences Under Retroactive Guideline Amendment
Thanks to the First Step Act, which expanded the compassionate release remedy in federal court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said that a court is not limited by the rules about how to apply a retroactive guideline amendment and can also give a further reduction under compassionate release if the judge sees fit. Under the federal sentencing guidelines, in granting a … Continue reading Court Can Also Use Compassionate Release to Avoid Limits on Reduced Sentences Under Retroactive Guideline Amendment