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Parties Involved:
Lenzy Benton
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-60441

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff–Appellee,

v.

LENZY BENTON,

Defendant–Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Mississippi

USDC No. 2:11-CR-10-2

Before KING, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Lenzy Benton, federal prisoner # 06448-043, appeals the denial of a 

sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). His 63-month sentence is 

below the guideline range as amended retroactively by Amendment 782 of the 

Sentencing Guidelines. The district court explained that, though it believed it 

had the authority to grant a further reduction, it was exercising its discretion 

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not 

be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH 

CIR. R. 47.5.4.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

June 22, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

 

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not to do so, in light of the previous reductions and the sentencing factors of 18 

U.S.C. § 3553(a).

Benton fails to show that the district court abused its discretion by

declining to award a further reduction, even if it were permitted to do so. See

Dillon v. United States, 560 U.S. 817, 826-27 (2010); United States v. 

Whitebird, 55 F.3d 1007, 1010 (5th Cir. 1995). The district court’s decision is 

AFFIRMED.

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