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U.S. v. FRANCO

No. 20-60473.

973 F.3d 465 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Zaira FRANCO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED September 3, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Layne Kennedy, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Meghan McCalla , Christopher L. Wansley , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, Gaines H. Cleveland , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Gulfport, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jacinta Hall , Thomas Creagher Turner, Jr., Esq. , Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Barksdale, Elrod, and Ho, Circuit Judges.

Zaira Franco appeals the denial of her motion for reduction of sentence (commonly known as a motion for compassionate release), filed pursuant to the First Step Act. The question on appeal is whether Franco is excused from that statute's textual requirement that she file a request with the Bureau of Prisons...

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