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. § 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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