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UNITED STATES v. MAXWELL

No. 20-5755.

991 F.3d 685 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lazelle MAXWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: March 19, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Alison K. Guernsey , UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW, Iowa City, Iowa, for Appellant. Charles P. Wisdom, Jr. , John Patrick Grant , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee. Henry A. Martin , Michael C. Holley , FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, Nashville, Tennessee, Stephen Ross Johnson , RITCHIE, DILLARD, DAVIES & JOHNSON, PC, Knoxville, Tennessee, Elizabeth B. Ford , Jennifer Niles Coffin , FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, INC., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Amici Curiae.

Before: GUY, SUTTON, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Lazelle Maxwell moved for a discretionary sentence reduction under the First Step Act. The district court declined Maxwell's request, opting to leave his thirty-year sentence in place. Maxwell contends that the court abused its discretion. It did not, and we affirm.

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