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Parties Involved:
German B. Miranda
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Jimm Larry Hendren, Chief Judge, United States District Court

for the Western District of Arkansas. 

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 08-1887

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, * Appeal from the United States 

* District Court for the

v. * Western District of Arkansas.

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German B. Miranda, * [PUBLISHED]

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Appellant. *

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Submitted: April 24, 2008

Filed: May 1, 2008

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Before WOLLMAN, HANSEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

German B. Miranda appeals from the district court’s1

 order denying his motion

for reduction of sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) based on Amendment

706 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines Manual (USSG), which reduced the

base offense levels in USSG § 2D1.1(c) based on the quantity of cocaine base (crack).

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Because Miranda was sentenced as a career criminal, he is not eligible for such

a reduction. See United States v. Tingle, No. 08-1777, slip op. (8th Cir. Apr. __,

2008).

Miranda’s assertions concerning alleged defects in his indictment and plea

agreement, including his assertions of ineffectiveness of counsel, are not addressable

in a § 3582(c) proceeding. See USSG § 1b1.10(a)(3); USSG § 1B1.10(b)(1) and cmt.

n.2.

The judgment denying Miranda any relief pursuant to the new amendments is

summarily affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47(A)(a).

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