Hughes v. United States (17-155)

Question

Is an inmate who enters into a plea bargain under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(C) (which specifies that an attorney for the government will agree that a specific sentence is appropriate) eligible for a sentence reduction if the sentencing guidelines are changed subsequent to his sentencing?

Petitioner: Erik Lindsey Hughes

Respondent: United States of America

Granted: 2017-12-08 00:00:00

Decided: 2018-06-04 00:00:00

Argued: 2018-03-27 10:10:00

Uploaded: 2018-03-31 15:41:00

Advocates: Eric A. Shumsky, Rachel P. Kovner

Links: Oyez | Opinion | Youtube

Tags: Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure, Criminal Rights and Process