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Parties Involved:
Derrick Davis
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-30063

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

DERRICK DAVIS, also known as D,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Eastern District of Louisiana

USDC No. 2:01-CR-81-2

Before JOLLY, STEWART, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

*

Derrick Davis, federal prisoner # 27548-034, appeals the district court’s

ruling that he was ineligible for a reduction in sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

§ 3582(c)(2) based on the amendments to the crack cocaine Guideline. Although

Davis argues that he was eligible for such a reduction, when a defendant such

as Davis is “subject to a statutory minimum sentence above the upper end of his

guideline range, . . . 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) provides no authority to the district

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

June 22, 2010

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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.

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court to later modify the sentence based on amendments to the guideline range.”

United States v. Carter, 595 F.3d 575, 581 (5th Cir. 2010).

AFFIRMED.

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