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Defendants Motion And Questionnaire For Reduction Of Sentence
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ____________________ Division United States of America, Plaintiff, v. ____________________________ Place of Confinement ____________________________ Prisoner ID Number ____________________________ Criminal Case Number _____________________________, Defendant. Defendant's Motion and Questionnaire for Reduction of Sentence Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) Instructions - Read Carefully 1. This form motion should only be used when requesting that your sentence be reduced based upon Amendment 782 to USSG § 1B1.10 which is effective November 1, 2014. The Amendment reduces the base offense level in the drug quantity tables at USSG §§ 2D1.1 and 2D1.11 and retroactively applies to cases sentenced prior to November 1, 2014. This 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, whose address is: Amarillo Division 205 E.th 5 Amarillo, TX 79101 Lubbock Division 1205 Texas Ave., #C209 Lubbock, TX 79401 Dallas Division 1100 Commerce, Rm 1452 Dallas, TX 75242 San Angelo Division 33 East Twohig San Angelo, TX 76903 2. 3. Abilene Division P.O. Box 1218 Abilene, TX 79604 Fort Worth Division 501 W. 10th Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 Wichita Falls Division P.O. Box 1234 Wichita Falls, TX 76307 Page 1 of 4 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 4. Questionnaires that do not follow these instructions will be returned, and the mistake will be identified. Questionnaire 1. Name and location of court that entered the sentence that you are asking to reduce: ______________________________________________________________________ 2. Date(s) of sentence and judgment of conviction: ______________________________________________________________________ 3. Are you currently in prison for this sentence? ________Yes _________No 4. If so, when is your projected date of release? ______________________________________________________________________ 5. Some programs offered by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), can reduce the length of time you would spend in custody. An example of one of these programs is completion of the Residential Drug Abuse Program. Are you participating in one of these programs and, if so, when will you complete the program? ______________________________________________________________________ 6. 7. Are you currently on supervised release? ________Yes ________ No Are you currently in prison because you violated your supervised release ? ________Yes ________No ________No 8. 9. Is your case currently on appeal? ________Yes Offense(s) for which you were convicted (all counts): ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 4 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 10. Did your offense of conviction involve manufacture, distribution, dispensing, or possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance? ________Yes ________No ________Don't know 11. In calculating the applicable sentencing guideline range, did the Court refer to the offense levels for controlled substances found in the drug quantity table of section 2D1.1(c) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines? ________Yes ________No ________Don't know 12. Was your sentence based on an agreement with the Government for a specific sentence? ________Yes ________No ________Don't know 13. List any good conduct that occurred after your original sentencing hearing that you would like the Court to know in deciding whether you should receive a sentence reduction (for example, participating in a drug treatment program, or completing your GED or another degree). ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Page 3 of 4 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com I pray that the Court grant me relief to which I may be entitled in this proceeding. Respectfully submitted this ___________________________________, 201___. __________________________________ Signature of Defendant __________________________________ Printed Name __________________________________ BOP No. __________________________________ Federal Correctional Institution (if applicable) __________________________________ Address __________________________________ City, State & Zip Code Page 4 of 4 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com