U.S. v. Addonizio, No. 78-156 (U.S. Supreme Court) (442 U.S. 178; 99 S.Ct. 2235) (June 4, 1979) (Justice Stevens)
In this case, the petitioner requested the sentencing court, by means of a motion under 28 U.S.C. ยง 2255, to reduce his sentence on the theory that subsequent developments had defeated the judge's expectations about how long the defendant would remain in prison. Essentially, the Court held that there is ...
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