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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
JOHN D. ALLEN,
Defendant-Appellant. |
No. 19-3606 |
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland.
No. 1:07-cr-00081-1—Christopher A. Boyko, District Judge.
Decided and Filed: April 14, 2020
Before: CLAY, ROGERS, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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ROGERS, Circuit Judge. The First Step Act provision regarding retroactivity of the Fair
Sentencing Act does not prohibit courts from considering a defendant’s post-sentencing conduct
when deciding whether to reduce his sentence. As the Government concedes, the district court in
this case erred in ruling that, in making such a determination under the First Step Act, the court
could not consider post-sentencing conduct. A remand is accordingly required. |
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HOFFMAN PROPERTIES II, LP; FIVE M ACQ I, LLC,
Tax Matters Partner,
Petitioners-Appellants,
v.
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
Respondent-Appellee. |
No. 19-1831 |
Appeal from the United States Tax Court.
No. 14130-15—Joseph W. Nega, Judge.
Decided and Filed: April 14, 2020
Before: GUY, THAPAR, and BUSH, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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THAPAR, Circuit Judge. Forever is a really long time—no less so in tax law. The
Internal Revenue Code requires that certain donations be “protected in perpetuity” for the donor
to receive a tax deduction. I.R.C. § 170(h)(5)(A). The question here is whether a donation
satisfies this requirement when it empowers the donor to make harmful changes to the donation
whenever the donee fails to act within 45 days of the proposed change. The Tax Court found
that this 45-day window falls well short of “perpetuity.” We agree and affirm. |
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