UNITED STATES v. GOODWIN

Nos. 20-7320, 20-7362.

37 F.4th 948 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leroy GOODWIN, a/k/a Chip, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leroy Goodwin, a/k/a Chip, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 17, 2022.

Amended: June 21, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Maya M. Eckstein , HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Finnuala Kelleher Tessier , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. , Assistant Attorney General, Daniel S. Kahn , Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C.; M. Rhett DeHart , Acting United States Attorney, Charleston, South Carolina, Stacey D. Haynes , Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Harris wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wynn and Judge Rushing join.


In 2012, Leroy Goodwin was convicted of participating in a drug conspiracy involving powder and crack cocaine and sentenced to 219 months' imprisonment. He moved for relief under § 404 of the First Step Act, which, for eligible defendants, authorizes a reduced sentence...

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