Timothy D. Koons, Kenneth Jay Putensen, Randy Feauto, Esequiel Gutierrez, and Jose Manuel Gardea, Petitioners V…

Summary

The Supreme Court held that the petitioners were ineligible for sentence reductions under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) because their sentences were not "based on" the Sentencing Commission’s lowered advisory Guidelines ranges but rather on mandatory minimums and substantial assistance. The Court affirmed the lower courts’ denial of the reductions.