UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON

No. 20-6249.

26 F.4th 726 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael B. JOHNSON, II, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 23, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jennifer Niles Coffin , FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, INC., Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Brian Samuelson , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jennifer Niles Coffin , FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, INC., Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Brian Samuelson , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

CLAY, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which MOORE, J., joined. READLER, J. (pp. 741-50), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.


OPINION

Defendant Michael B. Johnson, II ("Johnson" or "Defendant Johnson") appeals the district court's order denying his motion for a sentence reduction pursuant to section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018 ("First Step Act" or "the Act"), Pub. L. No. 115-391, § 404, 132 Stat. 5194, 5222 (2018). Johnson argues...

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