UNITED STATES v. CLAUDE

No. 20-3563.

16 F.4th 422 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, v. Evens CLAUDE, a/k/a E.; a/k/a Shawn Miranda, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed October 27, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew M. Robinson , Robinson & Brandt, 629 Main Street, Suite B, Covington, KY 41011, Counsel for Appellant.

Jennifer Arbittier Williams , Robert A. Zauzmer , Andrea G. Foulkes , Office of the United States Attorney, 615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: JORDAN, PORTER, and RENDELL, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

In this appeal we must decide whether a defendant may, in the absence of a government motion, obtain compassionate release based solely on his post-sentencing substantial assistance in investigating or prosecuting another person. We hold that a defendant may not. While Congress, in passing the...

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