# U ni te d S ta te s Co ur t of A pp ea ls For the Eig hth Circu it

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Uni te d S ta te s o f Am eri ca

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Lawren ce Wesl ey

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Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co ur t fo r th e Dis tri ct of Ne br as ka - Lin co ln

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Su bm it te d: Nov em

be r 12 , 20 12 Fi le d: Nov em

be r 29 , 20 12 [UNPUBLISHED]

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Befo re MUR PHY, BENTON, an d S HEPHERD, Circ ui t J ud ge s.

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PER CURI AM.

La w r e n c e J en ki ns ap pe al s th e di st ric t co ur t's de ni al of hi s m ot io n fo r a 1
red uc ti on in sen te nc e u nd er 1 8 U.S.C. § 35 82 (c)( 2) . W e aff irm.

The Hon or ab le W arre n K. Urb om , Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e Dis tri ct 1 of Nebr as ka

.Je nk in s pl ed gu il ty to po ss es si on wit h in te nt to di st rib ut e 50 gr am s or m or e of

crac k co cai ne in v i o la ti on of 21 U.S.C. §§ 84 1( a)(1 ) an d (b )(1 ). The pr es en te nc e in ve st ig at io n rep or t (PSR ) cal cu la te d a ba se of fen se le ve l of 30 ba se d on th e am ou nt of crac k co cai ne at tri bu te d to hi m , U.S.S.G. § 2D1 .1, an d cat eg or iz ed hi m as a care er of fen de r ba se d on pr io r fel on y co nv ic ti on s. Id

. § 4B 1.1

. Si nc e hi s of fen se le ve l fro m th e car eer of

fen de r ta bl e was hi gh er th an hi s le ve l fro m th e dr ug qu an ti ty tab le , th e PSR ap pl ie d th e le ve l fro m th e care er of fen de r ta bl e. I d

. § 4B 1.1 (b )(C)

. Afte r

su bt ract in g th ree le ve ls fo r a c c e p t a nc e of res po ns ib il it y , th e PSR de te rm in ed hi s
g u i d e li ne ran ge to be 26 2 to 32 7 m on th s. The di st ric t co ur t ad op te d th e gu id el i n e cal cu la ti on in th e PSR an d th en de pa rte d do wnwar d ba se d on Je nk in s ' s su bs ta nt ia l

as si st an ce an d b ack gr ou nd an d s en te nc ed Jen ki ns to 18 8 m on th s.

In Ja nu ary 2 0 1 2 J e n k i ns m ov ed fo r a se nt en ce red uc ti on un de r 18 U.S.C. § 35 82 (c)( 2) aft er Am en dm en t 75 0 to th e Sen te nc in g Gui d e li ne s red uc ed of fen se le ve ls li st ed in § 2D1 .1 fo r cert ai n crac k co cai ne of fen se s. The di st ric t co ur t de ni ed
th e m ot io n aft er co nc lu di ng th at Am en dm en t 75 0 di d no t affe ct Je nk in s's se nt en ce as

a care er offen de r. Jen ki ns arg ue s t ha t t he di st ric t co ur t er red in de nyin g h is m ot io n be cau se hi s se nt en ce was "i nf lu en ced " by th e crac k co cai ne gu id el in es an d th e di st ric t

co ur t ha d de pa rte d do wnwar d f r o m th e care er of

fen de r in flu en ced gu id el in e cal cu la ti on whe n s en te nc in g h im , cit in g F reem an v. Un it ed Sta te s, 1 31 S. Ct

. 26 85
, 26 95 (20 11 ), an d Un it ed Sta te s v . Riv era, 6 62 F.3d 16 6,1 72 –8 4 (2 d C ir. 2 01 1)

.

W e rev ie w de no vo whe th er th e di st ric t co ur t ha d au th or it y to red uc e Je nk in s's

se nt en ce. Uni te d St at es v. W as hi ng to n, 61 8 F.3 d 86 9, 87 2 (8 th Ci r. 20 10 ). In Uni te d
S ta te s v. Harri s, 68 8 F.3 d 95 0, 95 5 (8 th Ci r. 20 12 ), we co nc lu de d th at a de fen da n t

se nt en ced un de r th e care er o f fen de r gu id el in es was no t el ig ib le fo r a se nt en ce red uc ti on un de r § 35 82 (c)( 2) ba se d on Am en dme n t 7 5 0

. Harri s ha d pl ed gu il ty to di st rib ut in g dru gs , ha d bee n sen te nc ed ba se d o n th e care er offen de r gu id el in es , an d
ha d rece iv ed a red uc ti on fo r acce pt an ce of res po ns ib il it y as well as ot he r de pa rtu res

. Id

. at 95 1– 52

. W e co nc lu de d th at he was no t el ig ib le fo r a s en te nc e red uc ti on be cau se hi s sen te nc e was no t "ba se d on th e crac k- co cai ne gu id el in es bu t, rath er, on

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-t h e a p p l ic ab le care er-o ffen de r ran ge ." Id

. at 95 3. W e al so co nc lu de d th at ne it h e r

Free m an , 13 1 S . Ct. at 269 9– 70 0, n or Riv era, 6 62 F.3d at 1 75 , all owe d h im to see k

a se nt en ce red uc ti on be cau se hi s se nt en ce ha d be en ba se d o n t h e c a reer of fen de r

ran ge

. Harri s, 68 8 F.3 d at 95 5; se e al so U.S.S.G. § 1B 1.1 0 cm t. n.1 (A). The Sev en th Ci rcu it ha s al so ag reed th at "Fr eem an ha s no th in g to do wit h ho w r e tro act iv e

am en dm en ts affe ct care er of fen de rs ." Uni te d St at es v. Bo nd s, 46 8 F. App 'x 62 0, 62 0 (7 th Cir . 20 12 ).

We co nc lu de th at Je nk in s is no t en ti tl ed to a se nt en ce red uc ti o n

un de r § 35 82 (c)( 2)

. As in Harri s, Je nk in s's se nt en ce was ba se d on th e care er of fen de r
gu id el in es , he rece iv ed a se nt en ce red uc ti on fo r acce pt an ce of res po ns ib il it y , an d he

w a s g i ve n fu rth er red uc ti on s to hi s se nt en ce by t he di st ric t co ur t. Am en dm en t 7 5 0

ret ro act iv el y red uc ed se nt en ci ng gu id el in e ran ge s fo r cert ai n crac k co cai ne of fen se s, bu t i t d i d n o t affe ct gu id el in es rel at ed to care er of fen de rs

. See Harri s, 68 8 F.3 d at 95 5. As we co nc lu de d in Harri s, ne it he r Free m an no r Ri ve ra are ap pl ic ab le be cau se Je nk in s was sen te nc ed un de r th e car eer o ffen de r gu id el in es

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A red uc ti on to Je nk in s's se nt en ce al so is co nt rary to U.S.S.G. § 1B 1.1 0 whi ch

pe rm it s a red uc ti on if a re t r o a ct iv e am en dm en t ha s th e effe ct of lo weri ng th e de fen da nt 's ap pl ic ab le gu id el in e ran ge

. In Nov em be r 20 11 co m

m en ta ry to § 1B 1.1 0

was am en de d to cl ari fy th at th e "ap pl ic ab le gu id el in e ran ge " th at m us t be lo wered fo r

a de fen da nt to be el ig ib le fo r a se nt en ce red uc ti on is th e ran ge rel ie d on by th e di st ric t

co ur t "b efo re co ns id erat io n of an y de pa rtu re pr ov is io n

. . . or an y va ria n c e." Id

. at

cm t. n.1 (A). Je nk in s's "ap pl ic ab le gu id el in e ran ge " was ba se d on th e care er of fen de r
gu id el in e u nd er § 4B 1.1 be fo re an y de pa rtu res an d t ha t g ui de li ne was n ot m od ifi ed by Am en dm en t 7 50 . Jen ki ns th eref or e is no t el ig ib le to see k a sen te nc e red uc ti on

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The di st ric t co ur t's de ci si on is affi rm ed

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