UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 21-2401.

32 F.4th 653 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Adam T. WILLIAMS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 28, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Hollar , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jerome T. Flynn , Attorney, Federal Community Defenders Inc., Hammond, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

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


Adam Williams, a federal inmate, appeals the denial of his motion to reduce his sentences for crack-cocaine offenses under the First Step Act. Because the district court did not calculate the amended statutory ranges that his convictions carried, we vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings.

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