UNITED STATES v. SHORTER

No. 21-2091.

27 F.4th 572 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donte SHORTER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 3, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart D. Fullerton , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John F. Murphy , William H. Theis , Geoffrey M. Meyer , Attorneys, Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, Santino Coleman , Attorney, Office of the Federal Defenders, Montgomery, AL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Ripple, Wood, and Jackson-Akiwumi, Circuit Judges.


With under two years remaining on his prison sentence for a firearms offense, Donte Shorter moved for compassionate release citing elevated risks from COVID-19 because of his preexisting conditions. The district court denied the motion. After filing this appeal, he was released from prison and placed on home confinement. Because, as the parties...

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