Fernandez v. United States · ¶44

In short, the structural inference of Preiser and Gonzalez is borne out in § 3582 itself. The heartland “extraordinary and compelling reasons” that might warrant an early release from prison—age, illness, a child left with no guardian—bear no resemblance to the grounds for relief under § 2255. Fernandez cannot deploy § 3582 to blunt what he perceives to be the sharp edges of § 2255.

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