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NITED STATE S COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELE VENTH CIRCUIT

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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ D.C. Dock etNo. 1 :8 8- cr-0 08 19 -PCH-1 UNITED STAT ES OF AMERIC A, Pl ai nt iff - App el le e, ve rs us TERRY LEE GREENBERG, Defen da nt- App el la nt .

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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (Dece m be r 17 , 20 10 ) Befo re HULL, MARTIN an d F AY, Circ ui t Jud ge s. PER CURI AM: Terry Lee Gree nb erg , a fed eral pri so ne r, ap pe al s pr o s e th e d is tri ctco urt’s de ni al of h is 18 U.S.C. § 3 58 2( c)(2 ) m ot io n fo r a s en te nc e reduc ti on ba se d o n Am en dm en ts 48 4 a nd51 6 t o t he Sen te nc in g Gu id el in es . Thes e am en dm en ts al te redth e m etho d o f cal cu la ti ng dru g qua nt it ie s b as edon m ari juan a p la nt s o r onco nt ro ll edsubs ta nc es m ix edwith o th er m at eri al s. Gree nb erg was c on vi ct edin

19 90 of p os se ss io n a ndco ns pi racy to p os se ss with i nt en t t o d is tri bu te at l eas t 1,0 00 ki lo gr am s o f m ari

juan a, pu rs ua ntto 46 U.S.C. § 1 90 3( a), (j), (g ), an d was se nt en cedas acare er o ffen de r. The d is tri ctco urt d en ie d h is § 3 58 2( c)(2 ) m ot io n on gro un ds th athe ha d b een sen te nc edas acare er o ffen de r an d, t hu s, was in el ig ib le fora se nt en ce re du ct io n. He ar gu es th atth e co urt erredinfai li ng to reca lc ul at e th e m ari

juan a wei gh t p ur su an t t o Am en dm en ts 48 4 a nd51 6, as he co nt en ds th ata rev is eddru g qua nt it y of l es s t han 1 ,00 0 k il og ram s wo ul d l owe r hi s of fen se st atut ory

m ax im um an d, t hu s, h is care er-o ffen de r of fen se lev el . For t he reas on s s etforth be lo w, we affi rm .

“ 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 t he 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 ame s , 54 8 F .3d 98 3, 9 84 (11 th Cir . 20 08 ). Am en dm en ts 48 4 a nd51 6 wer e m ad e ret ro act iv e b y in co rp or at io n i nt o U.S.S.G. § 1 B1 .10 (c). Th e d is tri ctco urt m ay on ly redu ce a p ris on er’s s en te nc e pu rs ua ntto § 3 58 2( c)(2 ) if th e d efen da ntwas “ se nt en cedto a te rm of im pr is on m en t b as edon a se nt en ci ng ran ge th atha s s ub se qu en tl y be enlo weredby

2th e Sen te nc in g C omm is si on ” p ur su an t t o aretro act iv e am en dm en t. 1 8 U.S.C.

§ 3 58 2( c)(2 ). A redu ct io n o f a t erm of i m pr is on m en t i s n ot“ co ns is te ntwith ap pl ic ab le po li cy

st at em en ts is su edby the Sen te nc in g C omm is si on ” if th e ret ro act iv e am en dm en t d oe s n otha ve th e eff ectof l owe rin g t he de fen da nt ’s ap pl ic ab le gu id el in e ran ge . § 1 B1 .10 (a)( 2) (B). Thus , if the de fen da ntwas se nt en cedpu rs ua ntto th e car eer- of fen de r gu id el in es in § 4 B1 .1, a ch an ge in th e Gui de li ne s’ dru g- qu an ti ty det erm in at io n d oe s n otgi ve th e d is tri ctco urt t he au th or it y to reduc e th e d efen da nt ’s sen te nc e. Se e Uni te d Sta tes v. Mo or e , 54 1 F.3 d 1 32 3, 1 33 0 (1 1t h C ir. 2 00 8) , cer t. d en ie d , McFad

de n v . Uni te d Sta tes , 12 9 S.Ct . 96 5, an d c er t. d

en ie d , 12 9 S .Ct. 1 60 1 (2 00 9) . A caree r of

fen de r who se off

en se of c on vi ct io n c arri es a st atut ory m ax im um pe na lty of l ife im pr is on m en t i s s ub

ject t o a n o ffen se lev el of 3 7, s ub ject t o any de crea se foracce pt an ce o f res po ns ib il it y fro m § 3 E1.1 . U.S.S.G. § 4B 1.1 (b )(A). A caree r of

fen de r wit h a n o ffen se st atut ory m ax im um of a t l eas t 2 5 years’ bu t l es s th anli fe i m

pr is on m en t i s s ub

ject t o a n o ffen se lev el of 3 4. § 4B 1.1 (b )(B) . Green be rg ’s off

en se s o f co nv ic ti on carr ie d ast atut ory m ax im um sen te nc e o f li fe i m pr is on m en t an d, thu s, re su lt edin hi s ca reer -o ffen de r of fen se lev el of 3 7. He do es no t ar gu e th athe ha s re cei ve d p os t-c on vi ct io n re li ef re du ci ng hi s co nv ic ti on to a le ss er i nc lu de d o ffen se of p os se ss in g wi th in te ntto di st rib ut e le ss th an1,0 00 3ki lo gr am s o f m ari juan a. Thu s, re ga rd le ss of wh ethe r Am en dm en ts 48 4 a nd51 6 m ig htha ve reduc edhi s dru g qua nt it y forpu rp os es of U.S.S.G. § 2D1 .1, the y ha d no effe ctonhi s ca reer -o ffen de r of fen se lev el . Accor di ng ly, th e d is tri ctco urt d id no t err in de te rm in in g t ha t h e was no t en ti tl edto a se nt en ce re du ct io n. Fo r th e fo reg oi ng reas on s, we af firm th e jud gm en t o f th e d is tri ctco urt. AFFIRMED.

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