Chavez-Meza v. United States (17-5639)

Question

Must a district court provide some explanation for its decision not to grant a proportional sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), as the 6th, 8th, 9th, and 11th Circuits have held, or is boilerplate language stating the court took into account the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors sufficient, as the 4th, 5th, and 10th Circuits have held?

Petitioner: Adaucto Chavez-Mesa

Respondent: United States of America

Granted: 2018-01-12 00:00:00

Decided: 2018-06-18 00:00:00

Argued: 2018-04-23 13:00:00

Uploaded: 2018-04-28 14:26:00

Advocates: Todd A. Coberly, Rod J. Rosenstein

Links: Oyez | Opinion | Youtube

Tags: Criminal Rights and Process