United States v. Quiros-Morales, No. 22-1643 (1st Cir. 2023)
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The First Circuit vacated the judgment of the district court denying Defendant's prisoner-initiated motion for compassionate release, holding that because the district court did not undertake an evaluation of the 18 U.S.C. 3553(a) factors remand was necessary.
Defendant was found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of heroin, cocaine, cocaine base and marijuana. The district court sentenced Defendant to a term of life imprisonment. After Congress passed the First Step Act amending the compassionate-release statute Defendant moved for either compassionate release or a sentence reduction. The district court denied relief. The First Circuit vacated the judgment below, holding (1) the district court abused its discretion in concluding that Defendant's compassionate-release motion could not proceed as a matter of law; and (2) this Court declines Defendant's request to grant his motion for compassionate release.
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