YOUNG v. U.S.

No. 18-3048.

943 F.3d 460 (2019)

Keith YOUNG, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 22, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen C. Leckar , appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Elizabeth H. Danello , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Jesse K. Liu , U.S. Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman , Christopher Macchiaroli , and David B. Misler , Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: Henderson and Rogers, Circuit Judges, and Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge.


The appellant, Keith Young, was sentenced to 240 months in prison for possessing a heroin mixture exceeding two kilograms based on the then-applicable statutory minimum contained in 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). After the district court pronounced sentence, the Congress enacted the First Step Act (Act), narrowing...

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