After examining the brie fs and the record, we have conclu ded that o ral argu ment is * unnece ssa ry. Thu s, the app eal is submitted on the brie fs and the record. SeeF ed. R
. Ap p . P. 34 (a )( 2)
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# United States Court of App eals F orth eSeve nt h Ci r c uit Chicago, Illin ois 60604 Subm i tte d M ay 27, 20 09 * Deci ded J uly13 , 20 09 B efo re W IL L IA M J. B A U E R, Cir cu i tJudg e K E N N E T H F. R IP P L E , Cir cu i tJudg e T E R E N C E T . E V A N S, Cir cu i tJudg e N o. 09
- 1505 U N IT E D ST A T E S O F A M E R IC A ,

P la intif f-A pp ellee,
v. CH ARLE S R. ROBI N S ON I V,

D ef endant-Appellant
. A pp ealfro m the U ni ted S tat es Dist ri ct Court f orthe CentralDis tr i ct o fI l l i noi s. N o. 97 CR 30 025 R ich ar d M ills, J udg e .
OR D ER Cha r l es R. Ro bi ns o n I V i s he r e f o r the thi r d t i m e. Hi s two pr i o r v i si ts a nd thi s o ne gr ow ou t o f h is c on vic tio n (follow in g a j u ry tria l) in 1 99 7 o n th re e d ru g c ou n ts co n ta in ed in an i nd i ctm ent fi l ed i n the U ni ted S tat es Dist ri ct Cour t f orthe CentralDis tr i ct o fI l l i noi s. NONP RE C E DE NT I AL DI S PO S I T I ON To b e ci te d o nl y i n a cc o r dan ce wi th Fe d . R. A p p . P. 32 .1

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Te n y ea r s ag o , o n h i s fi r stt r i p t o thi s co ur t, we affi r m ed Ro bi ns o n’ s co nv i ct i o n b ut va c at ed h is 1 00 -ye ar se n te n c e. U n ite d Sta te s v . Ro b in so n, 164 F.3d 10 68 (7t h C ir. 19 99 ). W e to o kthi s st ep be ca us e th e r ec o r d i n the di st r i ctc o ur t f ai l ed to e st ab l i shtha t th e evi dence supporting Robinson’ s r el evantco nd uct dete rm i nati on was suffi ci entl y r el i abl e. A t r ese ntenci ng, the dist ri ct c ourtf ound, on the r el evantco nd uct i ssue, that Robi nson was r esponsibl e “ f oratl eas t 5 00 gr am s o fcr ack coca i ne. ” U ni ted S tat es v. R obinson , 76 F. Sup p . 2d 941 (C.D
. I ll
. 1999). Th is find ing, com bined w ith severa l oth ers that ar e no t a t i ssue ( i ncl ud i ng a deter m i nati on that he w as a ca re ero ff ender) pl aced Robi nson no t in a r ange, but at a s pot: l i f e i m pri sonm ent. Accordi ngl y, pursuant to U . S. S. G. § 5 G1. 2( d), the cour t a gai n sent enced Robi nson t o a t er m o f10 0 y ear s. Fas t f or w ar d to 2008 . Rob i nson fi l ed a m oti on t o re du ce hi s s entence pursuant to 18 U . S. C. § 3 582( c) , the re tr oac ti ve author i ty gi ven t o cour ts to adj ust s entence s ba sed o n changes i n the cra ck to pow der c oca i ne r ati o. The c ourtappoi nted the Feder alDefender to re prese nt Robi nson o n the m oti on, but a m onth l ate r the F edera l Defender ask ed to w ith d ra w aft er co n c lu d in g t h at R ob in so n w as n oten tit led to relie f u n d er th e a m en d m en t. The c o ur t g r an te d the mot i o n t o wi th dr aw, Ro bi ns o n c o nt i nue d t o pr es s hi s ca se , a nd the cou rt ultim ately cam e to the sam e con clusion as did the Fed eral Defen d er. Robins on’s m ot ion w as d en ied , an d h is a p p ea l brin gs th e c as e t o u s a th ird tim e. W e d ism iss h is appe alf o r l ac ko fj ur i sdi ct i o n. A l though Rob i nson’ s s entence was base d i n parto n the gui del i nes forcr ack off enses and the S entenci ng Com m i ssi on s ubsequentl y a m ended those gui del i nes, the am endm ents did notl ower Robinson’ s s entenci ng r ange. Although the cra ck am endm ents l owered R ob in so n ’s b as e o ffen se lev el b y 2 lev els , en h an c em en ts to h is b as e o ffen se lev el m ak e h is to ta l o ff en se l ev els o hi g h tha t hi s se nt en ci ngr an g e ( i . e. , l i f e i m pr i so nm en t) r emai ns unc ha ng ed. Be ca us e Ro bi ns o n’ s se nt en ci ngr an g e r emai ns unc ha ng ed, no twi th st an di ng the guidel i nes a m endm ents, the dist ri ct c ourtl acke d j uri sdic ti on, and thus a uthor i ty, to re du ce Ro bi nson’ s s entence . Tr eat i ng the deni alo fRobi nson’ s m oti on a s a di sm i ssa l f or l a c ko fs u b j e c tma t t e r j u r i s d i c t i o n, w e a ffi r m.