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UNITED STATES v. LAWRENCE

No. 20-3061.

1 F.4th 40 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Melvin LAWRENCE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 15, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Welch, III, Baltimore, MD, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

David B. Goodhand, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Elizabeth Trosman, John P. Mannarino, and Timothy R. Cahill, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: Rogers, Millett, and Wilkins, Circuit Judges.

In 2009, the district court sentenced Melvin Lawrence to nearly 21 years in prison for selling 21.1 grams of crack cocaine. In 2018, Congress enacted the First Step Act, Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 404, 132 Stat. 5194, 5222, which permits defendants sentenced for certain crack offenses before August 3, 2010, to seek sentence...

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