Topic: First step act|Safety Valve

Pulsifer v. U.S.:  Supreme Court limits criminal-history “safety valve” relief under First Step Act

By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender            A defendant seeking “safety valve” relief under the First Step Act for criminal history must not fall into any of the three listed ineligible categories, the U.S. Supreme Court held March 15 in Pulsifer v. United States.            The criminal history “safety valve” […]