UNITED STATES v. POTTS

No. 19-12061.

997 F.3d 1142 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlton POTTS, a.k.a. Pep, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 19, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea G. Hoffman , Lisa Tobin Rubio , U.S. Attorney Service-Southern District of Florida, U.S. Attorney Service-SFL, H. Ron Davidson , Emily M. Smachetti , U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Brenda Greenberg Bryn , Michael Caruso , Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Tracy Michele Dreispul , Federal Public Defender's Office, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before LAGOA, HULL and MARCUS, Circuit Judges.


Carlton Potts appeals the district court's denial of his motion for a sentence reduction pursuant to § 404(b) of the First Step Act, Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194. After a careful review of the record and with the benefit of oral argument, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Initial Sentencing

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