U.S. v. McDONALD

No. 19-1221.

944 F.3d 769 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Maurice Jerome MCDONALD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 11, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick C. Harris , Stephanie Mazzanti , Benecia Betton Moore , Assistant United States Attorneys, U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Eastern District of Arkansas, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Maurice Jerome McDonald, Estill, SC, Pro Se.

Lisa Peters , Sylvia Talley , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KELLY, MELLOY, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


Maurice Jerome McDonald appeals from the district court's denial of his motion for a sentence reduction under the First Step Act of 2018. Because the district court erred by finding McDonald ineligible for relief, we reverse and remand.

I.

On February 3, 1999, a jury convicted McDonald on four counts of a...

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