U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2022

United States v. Grant

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided January 18, 2022

Opinion

Case: 21-30059 Document: 00516170617 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/18/2022

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED January 18, 2022 No. 21-30059

Lyle W. Cayce Summary Calendar Clerk

United States of America,

Plaintiff—Appellee, versus

Quinetta Grant,

Defendant—Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 3:16-CR-172-1

Before Wiener, Dennis, and Haynes, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam:*

Quinetta Grant appeals the denial of her motion for compassionate release under the First Step Act. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). The district court denied Grant’s motion without the benefit of intervening Fifth Circuit authority. Therefore, we VACATE the district court’s order and Case: 21-30059 Document: 00516170617 Page: 2 Date Filed: 01/18/2022

No. 21-30059

REMAND for further consideration in light of United States v. Shkambi, 993 F.3d 388 (5th Cir. 2021).

* Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Circuit Rule 47.5.4.

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