US v. Weldon Jackson
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Case Summary
Disposition
Affirmed
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of Weldon Motic Jackson’s motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A). The court held that any sentencing disparity caused by a difference between Fourth and Second Circuit law on career-offender predicates did not amount to an extraordinary and compelling reason warranting sentence reduction.
Circuit Split Identified
Legal Issue
Whether the defendant’s prior conviction qualifies as a predicate offense that triggers the career-offender enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1.
Circuit Positions
Prior conviction qualifies as a career-offender predicate under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1.
Prior conviction does not qualify as a career-offender predicate under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1.
Conflict Summary
The Fourth Circuit treats the prior conviction at issue as a qualifying predicate for the Sentencing Guidelines’ career-offender enhancement, whereas the Second Circuit holds that the same conviction does not qualify, leading to disparate sentencing outcomes.