UNITED STATES v. CROOKS

No. 20-1025.

997 F.3d 1273 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wallace Raymond CROOKS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED May 18, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Arceci , Assistant Federal Public Defender ( Virginia L. Grady , Federal Public Defender, with him the briefs), Office of the Federal Pubic Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Appellant.

Paul Farley , Assistant United States Attorney ( Jason R. Dunn , United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Office of the United States Attorney, Denver, Colorado, for Appellee.

Before TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge, McHUGH, and CARSON, Circuit Judges.


Wallace Crooks appeals from the district court's denial of his First Step Act motion for sentence reduction. Because the district court legally erred by finding that Crooks is ineligible for relief and that his designation as a career offender is unreviewable, we reverse and remand.

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