Licon v. Ledezma, No. 10-6166 (10th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseThe Federal Bureau of Prisons has authority to reduce the sentences of felons convicted of nonviolent offenses by as much as one year for successful completion of a substance abuse treatment program. The Bureau issued a rule, providing that felons convicted of offenses that involved possession of firearms, explosives, or other dangerous weapons are not eligible for the sentence reduction. The Supreme Court has upheld the Bureau's authority to create categorical exclusions. The district court dismissed a challenge. The Tenth Circuit affirmed. The history of the rule indicates its relationship to public safety and that it is not arbitrary.
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