District Court, M.D. Alabama November 7, 2017, CRIMINAL ACTION NO. 2:17cr117–MHT (United States v. Daniels)

Myron H. Thompson, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Defendant Reginald Tracy Daniels was before the court for sentencing. The question presented was whether a sentencing court had the authority to vary downward under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)1 when a defendant had received the safety-valve reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)(1)-(5).