United States Third Circuit

Reduced sentencing of defendant for being a felon in possession of a firearm is vacated and remanded for resentencing because 18 U.S.C. section 3553(e) does not authorize a district court to reduce a sentence below a statutory minimum based on considerations unrelated to that defendant's substantial assistance to law enforcement authorities.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/23/2011
• Published 12/23/2011

Judges

• RENDELL

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel