FIL ED U.S. COURT OF APPEAL S EL EVENTHCI RCUI T MAY 12, 2010 J OHN L EY CL ERK [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UN ITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELE VENTH CIRCUIT

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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ D. C. Dock etNo. 0 6- 00 04 6- CR-F TM-2 9DNF UNITED STAT ES OF AMERIC A, Pl ai nt iff -Ap pe ll ee, ve rs us HECTOR ROY WATSON, Defen da nt -Ap pe ll an t.

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th e Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co urt fo r th e Mi dd le Dis tri ctof F lo rid a

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ (Ma y 12 , 20 10 ) Befo re BI RCH, BLACK an d P RYOR, Ci rcu itJu dg es . PER CURI AM: Hect orRo y

W at so n, pr o s e , app eal s the di st ric t co urt’s d en ia l o f hi s 1 8U.S.C. § 3 58 2( c)(2 ) m ot io n fo r a s en te nc e reduc ti on pu rs ua ntto Am en dm en ts 70 6

an d 7 09 to th e Sen te nc in g Gu id el in es . After r ev ie w of the reco rdan d t he pa rti es ’ br ie fs , we AFFIRM
. I. BACK GROUND W at so n p le d g ui lt y

in20 06 to two co un ts of p os se ss io n wi th in te ntto di st rib ut e fi ve gra m s o r m or e o f cra ckco cai ne , invi ol at io n o f 21 U.S.C. § 8 41 (a)( 1) an d (b )(1 )(B) (ii i). Se e R1 -1 , 33 , 34 ; R4 at 5 . The p ro ba ti on off ic er who pre pa redth e p res en te nc e in ve st ig at io n re po rt ( “ PSI” ) as si gn edW at so n aba se of fen se lev el of 2 6, p ur su an t t o U.S.S.G. § 2D1 .1, b uten ha nc edhi s o ffen se lev el to 34 , pu rs ua ntto U.S.S.G. § 4 B1 .1(b )(B) , aft er d et erm in in g t ha t Wats on , who ha d th ree p rio r fel on y

co nv ic ti on s fo r “ cri m es of v io le nc e,” was a care er o ffen de r. 1 Afte r subt ract in g t hr ee l ev el s fo r acc ep tanc e o f res po ns ib il it y , W at so n’s t ot al ad jus te d b as e o ffen se lev el was 3 1. Ba se d o n h is care er o ffen de r st atus , W at so n’s cri m in al hi st ory

cat eg ory was d et erm in edto be VI, y ie ld in g a n a dv is ory gu id el in es ran ge of 1 88 to 23 5 m on th s o f im pr is on m en t. At s en te nc in g, Wats on ch al le ng edhi s ca reer off en de r de si gn at io n o n t he gr ou nd s tha t h is th ree p rio r st at e co nv ic ti on s, wh ic h h e arg ue d wer e p artof a
Walter had two prior

state fe lony

convictions for a g gravated assault with a de adly 1 wea pon and one prior conviction for ag gravated assault.

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m on co ur se of c on du ctth atoc curredwitho utanin te rv en in g arres t, s ho ul d ha ve be enco un te d a s a s in gl e co nv ic ti on foren ha nc em en t p ur po se s. R3 at 1 5- 18 , 23 . The d is tri ctco urt re

jecte d Wats on ’s arg um en t, fi nd in g t ha t h is pri or co nv ic ti on s wer e se pa rat e b ecau se th ey : (1 ) di d n otoc cu r on th e sa m e o ccas io n; (2 ) were n otpa rt o f a s in gl e, co m m on sch em e o r pl an ; an d (3 ) were n ot func ti on al ly con so li da te d fo r se nt en ci ng , eve n t ho ug h Wats on was s en te nc edon th e sa m e d ay

forall th ree c on vi ct io ns . Id
. at 2 3- 25 . The d is tri ctco urt n ev erthe le ss de te rm in edth atW at so n’s i m pr ov edbe ha vi oraft er h is rel eas e o n b on d i nd ic at ed th athe was a m en ab le to reh ab il it at io n a ndva rie d d own wardto im po se 12 0- m on th
se nt en ces foreach co un t, t o ru n c on cu rren tl y . Se e R2 at 9 3- 97 . W e aff irmed W at so n’s s en te nc es on di rectap pe al
. Se e R1 -5 3. W at so n t he reaf

te r fi le d a§ 3 58 2( c)(2 ) m ot io n fo r a s en te nc e reduc ti on ba se d
on Am en dm en t 7 06 to th e Sen te nc in g Gu id el in es . Se e R1 -5 9. Th e d is tri ctco urt de ni edth e m ot io n, fi nd in g t ha t Am en dm en t 7 06 was i napp li cab le be cau se W at so n’s s en te nc es were b as edon hi s ca reeroff en de r de si gn at io n u nd er § 4B 1.1
an d n oton a drug qu an ti ty det erm in edun de r § 2 D1.1 . R1- 60 at 2 -3 . W at so n m ov edforreco ns id erat io n, ar gu in g t ha t h is th ree u nd erl y in g p red ic at e o ffen se s were “ rel at ed ” an d, p ur su an t t o Am en dm en t 7 09 , sh ou ldno t h av e b eenco ns id ered
se pa rat el y

forpu rp os es of t he care er o ffen de r enha nc em en t. R1 -6 1 a t 1 -3 . The 3di st ric t co urt d en ie d Wats on ’s m ot io n fo r rec on si de rat io n, an d t hi s ap pe al

fo ll owe d. R1 -6 2, 6 3. II . DISCUSSI ON W e “ rev ie w de no vo a di st ric t co urt’s co nc lu si on s ab ou t the sco pe of i ts le ga l au th or ity

un de r 18 U.S.C. § 3 58 2( c)(2 ).” Uni te d Sta tes v. J ames , 54 8 F .3d 98 3, 9 84 (11 th Cir . 20 08 ). On ap pe al , W at so n a rg ue s tha t, i n d en y in g h is § 3 58 2 m ot io n fo r reduc ti on of sen te nc e b as edon Am en dm en t 7 06 , th e d is tri ctco urt s ho ul d h av e rec on si de red hi s ca reeroff

en de r de si gn at io n i n l ig htof Am en dm en t 7 09 , whi chrequi res di st ric t co urts , when ass es si ng a de fen da nt ’s cri m in al hi st ory , to tre atas asi ng le sen te nc e al l p rio r se nt en ces th atwere i m po se d o n t he same day
. Se e U.S.S.G. § 4 A1.2 (a)( 2) (No v. 1 , 20 07 ). He ass ert s tha t ap pl ic at io n o f Am en dm en t 7 09 wou ldhave res ul te d i n h is th ree p rio r st at e co nv ic ti on s b ei ng co un te d a s o nl y on e p red ic at e of fen se forcare er o ffen de r pu rp os es . W at so n a ls o a rg ue s tha t i f Am en dm en t 7 09 were ap pl ie d t o n ul li fy

hi s ca reeroff

en de r st atus , th enhe wou ldbe en ti tl edto a se nt en ce re du ct io n b y

vi rtu e o f Am en dm en t 7 06
. Sect io n 3 58 2( c)(2 ) gr an ts di st ric t co urts th e d is cret io n t o re du ce a pr ev io us ly im

po se d s en te nc e “ if s uc h areduc ti on is co ns is te ntwith t he ap pl ic ab le po li cy st at em en ts is su edby the Sen te nc in g C ommis si on .” 18 U.S.C. § 3 58 2( c)(2 ). 4The rel ev an t p ol ic y st at em en t o n re tro act iv e reduc ti on of s en te nc es pro vi de s tha t a se nt en ce re du ct io n i s au th or iz edun de r § 3 58 2( c)(2 ) on ly whe re the ap pl ic ab le gu id el in e ran ge was l owe redas ares ul t o f anam en dm en t t o t he Gui de li ne s Man ua l enum erat edun de r § 1 B1 .10 (c). See U.S.S.G. § 1 B1 .10 (a); Uni te d S ta te s 2 v. Pe la ez, 1 96 F.3d12 03 , 12 05 , n.3 (11 th Cir . 19 99 ) (h ol di ng th aton ly the
am en dm en ts li st edin§ 1 B1 .10 (c) m ay be ap pl ie d re tro act iv el y

us in g a § 3 58 2( c)(2 ) m ot io n) . There fo re, a re du ct io n i n t he de fen da nt ’s term of im pr is on m en t i s n otco ns is te ntwith thi s p ol ic y st at em en t an d i s n otau th or iz ed
un de r § 3 58 2( c)(2 ) if

(a) n on e o f th e am en dm en ts li st edinsubs ect io n (c ) is ap pl ic ab le to th e d efen da nt ; or (b) anam en dm en t l is te d i n s ub se ct io n (c ) do es no t ha ve th e eff

ectof l owe rin g t he de fen da nt ’s app li cab le gu id el in e b ecau se of t he op erat io n o f an ot he r gu id el in e o r st atut ory pro vi si on ( e.g . , a st atut ory m an da to ry m in im um term of i m pr is on m en t). U.S.S.G. § 1 B1 .10 , comm en t. (n .1). W e rea di ly reject Wats on ’s arg um en t tha t the di st ric t co urt erredinfai li ng to reduc e h is sen te nc es ba se d o n Am en dm en t 7 09 , as tha t am en dm en t i s n ot
am on g t ho se li st edin§ 1 B1 .10 (c) a s re tro act iv el y ap pl ic ab le . To th e ex te nt W at so n a ss ert s tha t h e was en ti tl edto a se nt en ce re du ct io n b as edon Am en dm en t The followingamendments a re listed under

U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10(c ) as r etroa ctively 2 applicable : 126, 130, 156, 176, 269, 329, 341, 371, 379, 380, 433, 454, 461, 484, 488, 490, 499, 505, 506, 516, 591, 599, 606, 657, 702, 706 as ame nded by 711, and 715. U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10( c). 570 6, h is arg um en t i s fo recl os edby ourde ci si oninUni te d Sta tes v. Mo or e , 54 1

F.3 d 1 32 3, 1 32 7- 28 (11 thCir . 20 08 ), cer t. d en ie d , McFad

de n v . Uni te d Sta tes , 12 9 S . Ct. 9 65 , an d c er t. d en ie d , 12 9 S . Ct. 1 60 1 (2 00 9) (ho ld in g t ha t a d efen da nt who se sen te nc e is ba se d o n h is st atus as acare er o ffen de r un de r § 4 B1 .1 i s n ot en ti tl edto § 3 58 2( c)(2 ) rel ie f be cau se Am en dm en ts 70 6 a nd71 3 d o n otlo wer the ap pl ic ab le gu id el in e ran ge fora care er o ffen de r). Acco rd in gl y , th e jud gm en t o f th e d is tri ctco urt i s AFFIRMED.

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