United States v. Sepulveda, No. 20-2193 (1st Cir. 2022)
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The First Circuit affirmed the ruling of the district court denying Appellant's motion for compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(1)(A), as amended by the First Step Act (FSA), holding that Appellant was not entitled to a sentence reduction.
After a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, murder in aid of racketeering, and other crimes. The district court imposed three concurrent life sentences for the racketeering charges. Following the passage of the FSA, Appellant filed a pro se motion for compassionate release, arguing that the age at the time of his crimes, the length of his sentence, and his rehabilitation efforts warranted the reduction of his sentence. The district court denied the request. The First Circuit affirmed, holding that the district court did not err in finding that no extraordinary and compelling reasons existed so as to warrant a reduction of Appellant's life sentence.
This opinion or order relates to an opinion or order originally issued on May 13, 2022.
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