U.S. v. HUDSON

Nos. 19-2075, 19-2476 & 19-2708.

967 F.3d 605 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ralphfield HUDSON, David W. Vorties, and Thaddeus Speed, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 22, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra Riggs Bonamici , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee in 19-2075.

John F. Murphy , William H. Theis , Attorneys, Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, Jill M. Skwor , Attorney, Federal Defender Program, Rockford, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Ralphfield Hudson.

Katherine Virginia Boyle , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Urbana Division, Urbana, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee in 19-2476 and 19-2708.

Peter W. Henderson , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Urbana, IL, Thomas W. Patton , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant David W. Vorties and Thaddeus A. Speed.

Before BAUER, FLAUM, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


The First Step Act allows district courts to reduce the sentences of criminal defendants who have been convicted of a "covered offense." See Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194, § 404(a) (2018). A "covered offense" is a federal crime (committed before August 3, 2010) for which the statutory penalties were modified...

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