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U.S. v. WILLIAMS

No. 15-7114.

808 F.3d 253 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lance Antonio WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant. John Donley Adams, Court-Assigned Amicus Counsel.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided December 14, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Eric David Placke , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellant.

Robert Michael Hamilton , Office of the United States Attorney, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.

John Donley Adams , McGUIREWOODS LLP, Richmond, Virginia, as Court-Assigned Amicus Counsel.

ON BRIEF: Louis C. Allen , Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellant.

Ripley Rand , United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Brian D. Schmalzbach , McGuirewoods LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Amicus Curiae.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge THACKER joined. Chief Judge TRAXLER wrote a dissenting opinion.

Lance Antonio Williams appeals from the district court's denial of his motion for a reduced sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Williams seeks the benefit of recent amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines and contends that the court in the Middle District of North Carolina erred when it ruled him ineligible for a sentence...

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