Defendants Motion And Questionnaire For Reduction Of Sentence (First Step Act)

DEFENDANT’S MOTION AND QUESTIONNAIRE FOR REDUCTION OF SENTENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 404 OF THE FIRST STEP ACT OF 2018. This form motion should only be used when requesting that your sentence be reduced based upon Section 404 of the First Step Act of 2018, which became effective on December 21, 2018. Defendants are eligible for relief if: they were convicted for an offense involving crack cocaine / cocaine base; they were sentenced before June 21, 2012, when the Supreme Court decided Dorsey v. United States, 567 U.S. 260 (2012); they continue to serve a sentence that is not fully in accordance with the Fair Sentencing Act; and a court has not already rejected a previous motion under Section 404 of the First Step Act. The First Step Act does not require a court to reduce the sentence, even though the defendant may be eligible for a reduction. The motion must be legibly handwritten or typewritten. All questions must be briefly answered in the proper space on the form. When the motion is fully completed, the original and two copies must be mailed to the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas at the appropriate divisional office where the defendant was convicted. www.FormsWorkflow.com