U.S. v. VENABLE

No. 19-6280.

943 F.3d 187 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bobby Junior VENABLE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: November 20, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Lisa M. Lorish , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant. Jennifer R. Bockhorst , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Abingdon, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Juval O. Scott , Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellant. Thomas T. Cullen , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Agee wrote the opinion, in which Judge Thacker and Judge Quattlebaum joined.


Bobby Junior Venable appeals from the district court's summary denial of his motion to reduce his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(B), as authorized by the First Step Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194 (2018). The district court held that the First Step Act did not authorize a reduction in Venable's sentence...

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