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Third Circuit Announces Resentencing Under First Step Act Requires Use of § 3553(a) Factors
Loaded on Nov. 15, 2020
by Dale Chappell
published in Criminal Legal News
December, 2020, page 35
Filed under:
U.S. Sentencing Guidelines,
First Step Act.
Locations:
Pennsylvania,
United States of America.
by Dale Chappell
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held on September 15, 2020, that when a district court determines that a person is eligible for sentencing relief under the First Step Act, the court must consider all the applicable sentencing factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), ...
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