UNITED STATES v. SHKAMBI

No. 20-40543.

993 F.3d 388 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francesk SHKAMBI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED April 7, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terri Lynn Hagan , Heather Harris Rattan, Esq. , Bradley Elliot Visosky , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas, Plano, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jeffrey G. Collins , Collinslegal, Detroit, MI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Ho, Oldham, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.


The question presented is whether the U.S. Sentencing Commission's compassionate-release policy statement binds district courts in considering prisoners' motions under the First Step Act ("FSA"). The district court said yes and dismissed Francesk Shkambi's motion for lack...

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