20-6571·SENTENCING

United States v. Christopher Lancaster

Vacated & Remanded

Status

Scheduled
Argued
Opinion Issued (current)

Question Presented

Whether district court must apply nonretroactive changes to Sentencing Guidelines when considering motion for sentence reduction under First Step Act.

Argument Date

March 9, 2021

Panel

Lower Court Judge

Howard

Panel

Judge Wilkinson

Judge Niemeyer

Judge Quattlebaum

Citation

CaseUnited States v. Christopher Lancaster, No. 20-6571 (4th Cir. May 7, 2021)

PanelWilkinson, Niemeyer & Quattlebaum, JJ.

Arguing Counsel

Eric Brignac

per CA4 audio archive

David Bragdon

per CA4 audio archive

Panel That Day

2 of 2 cases argued March 9, 2021 before this panel have been decided.

Decided

20-1031

County Bd of Arlington Co. v. Express Scripts

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Quattlebaum

20-6571· This case

United States v. Christopher Lancaster

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Niemeyer

Opinions

Majority
by Niemeyer
May 7, 2021
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Concurring in Judgment
by Wilkinson
May 7, 2021
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Disposition

Court: Vacated and remanded
Normalized: Vacated & Remanded

May 7, 2021