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Criminal Law-Drug and Firearm Offenses-Sentence Reduction-Nonretroactive Changes to Sentencing Guidelines
Staff Report//July 22, 2026//
Defendant appealed the denial of his motion for a reduction to his life sentence for drug and firearm offenses, based on a nonretroactive change to the Sentencing Guidelines and his “exceptional” rehabilitative efforts.
Where the district court concluded that neither of the bases cited by defendant constituted exceptional and compelling reasons for a sentence reduction, there was no abuse of discretion in denying defendant’s motion.
Judgment is affirmed.
U.S. v. Whiting (MLW No. 85135/Case No. 24-3609 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, Williams, J.
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