Author: Jeremy Gordon

Gardner filed a motion for plea withdrawal and was denied without a hearing. The Fifth Circuit held a hearing was required.

The Seventh Circuit determined that there was no factual basis for the production plea because of the lack of actions taken by the minor in the video.

Sentencing Commission report shows that courts granted less than one in five compassionate release motions.

The Fourth Circuit reversed the denial of a compassionate release after the district court failed to consider the applicant’s obesity.

Some Cares Act recipients have received a request from the Justice Department to complete a clemency petition.

The First Circuit Indicated that there was not enough evidence to uphold a ruling that Patch had more involvement in the drug scheme.

The First Circuit Indicated that there was not enough evidence to uphold a ruling that Patch had more involvement in the drug scheme.

In Burke, The Court granted compassionate release to a person with an end of life diagnosis.

The Bureau of Prisons may be trying new things in order to fight the virus.

The Sixth Circuit held that things known to the court at the time of sentencing and non-retroactive precedent could not serve as extraordinary and compelling circumstances.