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U.S. v. RUFFIN

No. 20-5748.

978 F.3d 1000 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keith Paris RUFFIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: October 26, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Matthew Ahn , FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, Toledo, Ohio, for Appellant. Debra A. Breneman , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Matthew Ahn , FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, Toledo, Ohio, for Appellant. Debra A. Breneman , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, Donald Wayne Taylor , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Greeneville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: BATCHELDER, GRIFFIN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Keith Ruffin, a federal prisoner serving a lengthy prison term, suffers from many health conditions that he asserts increase his COVID-19 risks while in prison. He thus seeks "compassionate release" under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). Traditionally, only the Bureau of Prisons could file compassionate-release...

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