UNITED STATES v. LIZARRARAS-CHACON

No. 20-30001.

14 F.4th 961 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose LIZARRARAS-CHACON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 23, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth G. Daily (argued), Assistant Federal Public Defender, Portland, Oregon, for Defendant-Appellant.

Amy E. Potter (argued), Criminal Appellate Chief, United States Attorney's Office, Eugene, Oregon; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Michael Daly Hawkins and M. Margaret McKeown, Circuit Judges, and Dean D. Pregerson, District Judge.


OPINION

The sole issue in this appeal is whether legislative and judicial developments affecting mandatory statutory minimums are relevant considerations to the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors at step two of a motion for reduction of sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). We hold that they are. Because...

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