USA v. WILLIAMS, 3:05-cr-00103-RJC. (2015)
Court: District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Number: infdco20150819a53
Visitors: 10
Filed: Aug. 18, 2015
Latest Update: Aug. 18, 2015
Summary: ORDER ROBERT J. CONRAD, Jr. , District Judge . THIS MATTER is before the Court upon motion of the defendant, pro se, requesting that the Court reduce his sentence. (Doc. No. 461). The defendant states that he has learned and lost a great deal while incarcerated and seeks clemency so he can return to help his family. The circumstances noted by the defendant are not grounds for a reduction by this Court, which has limited authority to alter a sentence once it is imposed. 1 18 U.S.C. 358
Summary: ORDER ROBERT J. CONRAD, Jr. , District Judge . THIS MATTER is before the Court upon motion of the defendant, pro se, requesting that the Court reduce his sentence. (Doc. No. 461). The defendant states that he has learned and lost a great deal while incarcerated and seeks clemency so he can return to help his family. The circumstances noted by the defendant are not grounds for a reduction by this Court, which has limited authority to alter a sentence once it is imposed. 1 18 U.S.C. 3582..
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ORDER
ROBERT J. CONRAD, Jr., District Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the Court upon motion of the defendant, pro se, requesting that the Court reduce his sentence. (Doc. No. 461).
The defendant states that he has learned and lost a great deal while incarcerated and seeks clemency so he can return to help his family. The circumstances noted by the defendant are not grounds for a reduction by this Court, which has limited authority to alter a sentence once it is imposed.1 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c); Fed. R. Crim. P. 35. Clemency is a matter for the President to grant. See Cavazos v. Smith, 132 S.Ct. 2, 7 (2011) (clemency is "a prerogative granted to executive authorities to help ensure that justice is tempered by mercy."
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the defendant's motion (Doc. No. 461) is DENIED.
FootNotes
1. Appointed counsel recently filed a notice confirming that the defendant is not eligible for a sentence reduction based on retroactive amendments to the sentencing guidelines. (Doc. No. 436).
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