Brief filed: 01/29/2018
Documents
Koons v. United States
United States Supreme Court; Case No. 17-5716
Prior Decision
Decision below 850 F.3d 973 (8th Cir. Mar. 10, 2017)
Argument(s)
Section 3553(e) cooperators are eligible for § 3582(c)(2) sentence reductions because such cooperators are not subject to statutorily required mandatory minimum sentences. Alternatively, § 3553(e) cooperators are eligible for § 3582(c)(2) sentence reductions under USSG § 1B1.10(c). Alternatively, § 3553(e) cooperators are eligible for § 3582(c)(2) sentence reductions because district courts necessarily consult the offense-specific guideline range at sentencing.
Author(s)
Daniel T. Hansmeier, Kansas City, KS; Jeffrey T. Green, NACDL, Washington, DC.
