U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States v. Gipson
September 1, 2026
Summary
The court affirmed the denial of Gipson’s compassionate-release motion. It held that the nonretroactive sentencing change to 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) cannot, alone or with other factors, establish extraordinary and compelling reasons, and that his challenge to the validity of a § 924(c) conviction must be brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 rather than the compassionate-release statute. No separate opinions were filed.