Fernandez v. United States · ¶51

It bears emphasis that this argument is only marginally relevant to Fernandez himself. No court—not even the District Court that reduced his sentence—concluded that Fernandez was actually innocent. His evidentiary challenges were repeatedly rejected, and the District Court reduced his sentence because of “disquiet” about the conviction, not confidence in Fernandez's innocence. 2022 WL 17039059, *4. So even if an actual innocence claim were cognizable under § 3582, Fernandez would not benefit from it.

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