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U.S. v. RICHARDSON

No. 19-5759.

960 F.3d 761 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jermarcus W. RICHARDSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 29, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Frank W. Heft, Jr. , Donald J. Meier , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL DEFENDER, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant. William A. Glaser , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

The court delivered a PER CURIAM opinion. KETHLEDGE, J. (pp. 765-66), delivered a separate concurring opinion.

OPINION

Jermarcus Richardson asked the district court to reduce his sentence under the First Step Act. Because the district court didn't abuse its discretion when it refused to do so, we affirm.

I.

In 2001, Richardson pled guilty to multiple federal crimes involving crack cocaine. At the time, federal law punished...

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