KOONS v. U.S.

No. 17-5716.

138 S.Ct. 1783 (2018)

584 U.S. 700

Timothy D. KOONS, Kenneth Jay Putensen, Randy Feauto, Esequiel Gutierrez, and Jose Manuel Gardea, Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 4, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Fisher , Stanford, CA, appointed by this Court, for Petitioners.

Eric J. Feigin , Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

James Whalen , Federal Public Defender, Joseph Herrold , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Des Moines, IA, Jeffrey L. Fisher , David T. Goldberg , Pamela S. Karlan , Stanford Law School, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Stanford, CA, for Petitioners.

Noel J. Francisco , Solicitor General, John P. Cronan , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy Solicitor General, Eric J. Feigin , Christopher G. Michel , Assistants to the Solicitor General, Demetra Lambros , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.


Under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), a defendant is eligible for a sentence reduction if he was initially sentenced "based on a sentencing range" that was later lowered by the United States Sentencing Commission. The five petitioners in today's case claim...

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