24-6293·SENTENCING

United States v. Melissa Barrett

Vacated & Remanded

Status

Scheduled
Argued
Opinion Issued (current)

Question Presented

Whether district court may apply "safety valve" provision of Sentencing Guidelines to reduce defendant's offense level after reducing criminal history score under Amendment 821.

Argument Date

January 30, 2025

Panel

III

Courtroom

Blue Courtroom (Room 339)

Lower Court Judge

Jones

Panel

Judge Niemeyer

Judge Gregory

Judge Harris

Citation

CaseUnited States v. Melissa Barrett, No. 24-6293 (4th Cir. Mar. 27, 2025)

PanelNiemeyer, Gregory & Harris, JJ.

Arguing Counsel

Erin Trodden

per CA4 audio archive

Jennifer Bockhorst

per CA4 audio archive

Panel That Day

2 of 2 cases argued January 30, 2025 before this panel have been decided.

Decided

24-1294

NCO Financial Systems, Inc. v. Montgomery Park, LLC

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Niemeyer

24-6293· This case

United States v. Melissa Barrett

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Harris

Opinions

Majority
by Harris
March 27, 2025
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Disposition

Court: Vacated and remanded
Normalized: Vacated & Remanded

March 27, 2025