Whether the 4thCircuit Court of Appeals created a Cirauit split by affiomingthe District
Courts reuson to ceny his motion for a sentence reduction under the First step
ACt of 2018, PU6. L. 1P5-391, 132 Sta+.5194, 5222
Whetler Petitioner's( DAvis) Convictionfor conspiracytoPossess with intent +o
distribute powder Concaine constitutes a "Covered offense"that makes him eligible
for relief under the First Step Act when he was indicted also for Crack The
Same Count I in which he Pled guiltyo
258 (CA4-2o2o)-MixedCrack and Powder Cocaine Conspiriacies Constitute
"Covered offenses" within the meaning of the 2o18 First Step Act,rendering
a defendent legally eligible for a discretionary sentence reduction.
Whether the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals created a circuit split by declining to find that the defendant's conviction for a mixed crack and powder cocaine conspiracy constitutes a 'covered offense' under the First Step Act, rendering him eligible for a discretionary sentence reduction