UNITED STATES v. CLAY

No. 21-3002 and No. 21-3003.

50 F.4th 608 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nathaniel CLAY, and John Knox, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 27, 2022.

As Amended October 6, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra Riggs Bonamici , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Geoffrey M. Meyer , John F. Murphy , Attorneys, Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Sykes, Chief Judge, and Flaum and Brennan, Circuit Judges.


Nathaniel Clay and John Knox were convicted and sentenced to 320 months' and 255 months' imprisonment, respectively, for their participation in a drug conspiracy involving the distribution of crack cocaine and heroin. After they were sentenced, Congress passed the Fair Sentencing Act and the First Step Act (collectively, the...

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