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U.S. v. HART

No. 19-3718.

983 F.3d 638 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America v. Javier HART, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: December 21, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christy Martin , [ARGUED], Federal Community Defender Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 601 Walnut Street, Suite 540 West, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Counsel for Appellant.

William M. McSwain , Robert A. Zauzmer , [ARGUED], Bernadette A. McKeon , Office of the United States Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Counsel for Appellee

Before: KRAUSE, RESTREPO, and BIBAS, Circuit Judges

OPINION OF THE COURT

The First Step Act is merciful. It lets courts slash some crack offenders' prison sentences. But its mercy is finite. It lets courts lower those sentences only once, even if the first sentence reduction was too stingy because of a mistake.

Thanks to the First Step Act, Javier Hart's sentence...

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