UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 22-1212.

65 F.4th 343 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Troy C. WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 13, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan H. Koenig , Rebecca Taibleson , Attorneys, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jessica Arden Ettinger , Attorney, Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, Inc., Madison, WI, Craig W. Albee , Attorney, Federal Defender Services of Eastern Wisconsin, Incorporated, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Wood, St. Eve, and Kirsch, Circuit Judges.


Troy Williams appeals the denial of his motion under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) for a reduced sentence. He argues that the district court erred in holding that it was not permitted to consider whether Williams's unconstitutionally imposed mandatory life sentence contributed to "extraordinary and compelling reasons" for the...

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