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__ __ __ __ __ __ Befo re BENTON, BEAM, an d M URPHY, Ci rcu it Ju dg es

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PER CURI AM.

Mar c Co ss et te pl ed gu il ty to co ns pi racy to po ss es s m et ha m ph et am in e wit h in te nt to di st rib ut e. Th e di st ric t co ur t de te rm in ed th at hi s of fen se le ve l un de r th e 1

The Hon or ab le Ral ph R. Eric ks on , th en Ch ie f Ju dg e, Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct 1 Co ur t fo r th e Dis tri ct of No rth Dako ta

.se nt en ci ng gu id el in es was 36 an d se nt en ced hi m to 32 4 m on th s im pr is on m en t, a

se nt en ce at th e bo tt om of th e gu id el in e ran ge

. Am en dm en t 78 2 to th e gu id el in es la te r red uc ed th e ap pl ic ab le of fen se le ve l to 34 , whi ch wit h hi s cri m in al hi st or y cat eg or y VI le d t o a rev is ed gu id el in e se nt en ci ng ran ge of 2 62 to 32 7 m on th s i m pr is on m en t. See U.S.S.G., ap p. C., am en d. 78 2. Co ss et te th en m ov ed fo r a se nt en ce red u c t i o n

un de r 18 U.S.C. § 35 82 (c)( 2)

. The di st ric t co ur t de ni ed hi s m ot io n be cau se it fo un d he was a da ng er to th e co m m un it y an d ha d br ok en a nu m be r of ru le s whi le in pr is on

. Co ss et te ap pe al s.

W e rev ie w a se nt en ce red uc ti on de ci si on u n d e r 1 8 U.S.C. § 35 82 (c)( 2) fo r ab us e of di sc ret io n. Uni te d Stat es v. Burr el l, 62 2 F.3d 96 1, 96 4 (8 th Ci r. 20 10 ). In

c o n s i d e rin g a m ot io n fo r a se nt en ce red uc ti on , a di st ric t co ur t fir st de te rm in es th e gu id el in e ran ge th at wou ld ha ve ap pl ie d if th e am en de d gu id el in e ha d be en effe ct iv e at th e ti m e of th e in it ia l se nt en ce. Id

. at 96 3. It th en co ns id ers th e fact or s li st ed in 18 U.S.C. § 35 53 (a) to de ci de if a red uc ti on is ap pr op ria te in cl ud in g an y po te nt ia l da ng er to o t h e r s

. Id

. at 96 3– 64

. The de fen da nt 's po st se nt en ci ng co nd uc t m ay al so be

co ns id ered

. Id

. at 96 4. Alt ho ug h a res en te nc in g pr oc eed in g un de r § 35 82 (c)( 2) is no t

co ns id ered "a fu ll res en te nc in g," U.S.S.G. § 1 B1 .10 (a)( 3) , th e co ur t m us t p ro vi de a suff ic ie nt ex pl an at io n to al lo w m ean in gf ul rev ie w on ap pe al , Bu rrel l, 62 2 F.3 d at 96 4.

I n th is cas e, th e di st ric t co ur t di d no t ab us e it s di sc ret io n whe n d e n yi n g Co ss et te 's m ot io n fo r a se nt en ce red uc ti on aft er it cal cu la te d th e ex te nt of a po te nt ia l red uc ti on an d in li gh t of Co ss et te 's vi ol en t cri m in al hi st or y an d th e da ng er he po se d
to th e co m

m un i t y. A s t he di st ric t co ur t no te d, he ha d vi ol at ed ru le s ev en whi le in
pr is on by twi ce po ssess ing dr ugs or al co ho l, twi ce as sa ul ti ng an ot he r pe rs on , fig ht in g,

an d b ei ng in an un au th or iz ed lo cat io n. Co ss et te arg ue s th at th e co ns id erat io ns th at in it ia ll y le d th e co ur t to se nt en ce hi m at th e bo tt om of th e gu id el in e ran ge sh ou ld ha ve le d it to red uc e hi s sen te nc e to th e bo tt om of th e am en de d ran ge

. The reco rd m ak es cl ear, ho wev er, th at th e co ur t co ns id ered th e ap pr op ria te se nt en ci ng fact or s,

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-ad eq ua te ly ex pl ai ne d it s reas on in g, an d di d no t ab us e it s di sc ret i o n i n de nyin g th e

req ue st ed rel ie f.

Fo r th es e rea so ns we affi rm th e o rd er o f th e d is tri ct co ur t.

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