Fernandez v. United States · ¶95

Put differently, habeas nullifes a conviction as a matter of law, while compassionate release shortens a sentence as a matter of grace. The majority does not adequately explain why these two forms of relief—which operate differently, exist for different reasons, and ultimately yield different results—must necessarily work to the exclusion of each other.

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