Koons v. United States (17-5716)

Question

Is a defendant whose sentence is based on a mandatory minimum sentence statute and reduced due to providing substantial assistance to the government eligible for a further sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), when the Sentencing Commission retroactively lowers the advisory sentencing guidelines range that would have applied in the absence of the statutory mandatory minimum?

Petitioner: Timothy D. Koons, Kenneth Jay Putensen, Randy Feauto, Esequiel Gutierrez, and Jose Manuel Gardea

Respondent: United States of America

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

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

Argued: 2018-03-27 11:03:00

Uploaded: 2018-03-31 11:10:00

Advocates: Jeffrey L. Fisher, Eric J. Feigin

Links: Oyez | Opinion | Youtube

Tags: Criminal Rights and Process

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July 2018

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