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Parties Involved:
Sean Darrell Johnson
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 10-6203

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

SEAN DARRELL JOHNSON,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle

District of North Carolina, at Greensboro. James A. Beaty, Jr.,

Chief District Judge. (1:98-cr-00138-WLO-2)

Submitted: May 7, 2010 Decided: May 26, 2010

Before MOTZ, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Sean Darrell Johnson, Appellant Pro Se. L. Patrick Auld, 

Assistant United States Attorney, Greensboro, North Carolina, 

for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Sean Darrell Johnson appeals a district court order 

denying his motion for a sentence reduction filed under 18 

U.S.C. § 3582(c) (2006). We affirm.

The legal interpretations of the Sentencing Guidelines 

and the amendments are reviewed de novo. Factual findings are 

reviewed for clear error. See United States v. Turner, 59 F.3d 

481, 483-84 (4th Cir. 1995). This court reviews the denial of a 

motion for a reduction in the sentence under § 3582(c)(2) for 

abuse of discretion. United States v. Goines, 357 F.3d 469, 478 

(4th Cir. 2004).

Our review of the transcripts shows the district court 

did not err in concluding Johnson was accountable for at least

five kilograms of crack cocaine. Thus, he was not eligible for 

a sentence reduction under Amendment 706. Accordingly, we 

affirm the district court’s order. We dispense with oral 

argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately 

presented in the materials before the court and argument would 

not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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