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U.S. v. SMITHERS

No. 19-5849.

960 F.3d 339 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jamel T. SMITHERS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 26, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Frank W. Heft, Jr. , Scott T. Wendelsdorf , FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant. L. Jay Gilbert , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Before: DAUGHTREY, GIBBONS, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

In the First Step Act of 2018, Congress gave district courts discretion to modify some criminal sentences that have long been final. Jamel Smithers appeals a district court's discretionary denial of his request that the court reduce his sentence under that Act. Yet another federal criminal statute—...

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