# United States Court of Appeals

FortheSeventhCircuitChicago,Illinois60604

October16,2009

Before

FRANKH.EASTERBROOK,ChiefJudge

RICHARDD.CUDAHY,CircuitJudge

ANNCLAIREWILLIAMS,CircuitJudge

No.041953

UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA, PlaintiffAppellee, v.
MAURICEHARRISON,DefendantAppellant

. AppealfromtheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheNorthernDistrictofIllinois,EasternDivision.

No.03CR1101

SuzanneB.Conlon,Judge

.

ORDERAjuryconvictedMauriceHarrisonofdistributingmorethan50gramsofcocainebaseinviolationof21U.S.C.§841(a)(1).Atsentencing,thedistrictcourtcalculatedtheapplicablerangeundertheUnitedStatesSentencingGuidelines.Thedistrictcourtconcludedthatbasedon63gramsofcocainebase(crackcocaine),Harrison’sbaseoffenselevelwas32.Harrisonreceivedatwo levelenhancementforobstructionofjusticewhichresultedinanadjustedoffenselevelof34.Harrison’scriminalhistorycategoryofIproducedarangeundertheguidelinesof151to188months’imprisonment.ThedistrictcourtsentencedHarrisonto151monthsinprison.Harrisonappealedhisconvictionandsentence.Weaffirmedhisconvictionandconcludedthedistrictcourthadproperlycalculatedtheguidelinesrange.UnitedStatesv. Harrison ,431F.3d1007(7thCir.2007).BecauseHarrisonhadbeensentencedbeforethe 

### NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION To be cited only in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1No.041953 Page2SupremeCourt’sdecisioninUnitedStatesv.Booker,543U.S.220(2005),weissuedalimitedremandinaccordancewiththeproceduresetforthinUnitedStatesv.Paladino ,401F.3d471(7thCir.2005).Ourlimitedremandaskedthedistrictcourtwhetheritwouldhaveimposedthesamesentencehaditknown theguidelineswereadvisory.Harrison ,431F.3dat1014.ThedistrictcourtrespondedthathadthesentencingguidelinesbeenadvisorywhenitoriginallysentencedHarrison,itwouldhaveimposedthesamesentenceof151months.Thedistrictcourtalsostatedthatithad giventhepartiesanopportunitytosubmittheirviewsinwriting.ThedistrictcourtnotedthatHarrisonhadsubmittedhisviewsinaprosemotionforappointmentofcounsel(heaskedthathereceiveasentenceof121months),anditlaterstruckhisprosemotiontoreconsider.WedeclineHarrison’srequesttoremandthiscasetoadifferentjudgewithinstructionsforresentencing.Harrison’scaseisonplainerrorreview.SeeHarrison ,431F.3dat1014;Paladino ,401F.3dat48384.Thedistrictcourt’sdecisiononremandreflectsthatBookerdidnotaffectthesentenceHarrisonreceived.Inparticular,thedistrictcourtstatedthatunder18U.S.C.§3553(a),itwouldstill imposeasentenceatthelowendofthenowadvisoryguidelinesrangegiventhecircumstancesofHarrison’sconduct,hiscriminalhistory,hislackofremorseandlackofrecidivism,andthenecessityofpublicprotection.Thedistrictcourtnotedfurther thatHarrisonhadperjuredhimselfduringtrialandalsothatcredibleevidencehadbeenpresentedthatHarrisonhadsoldcrackinthepast.Becausetheoutcomewouldhavebeenthesamehadtheguidelinesbeenadvisory,therecanbeno“plainerror.”SeeUnitedStatesv.Olano ,507U.S.725,734(1993)(towarrantreversalonplainerrorreview,errormusthaveaffectedthe appellant’ssubstantialrights,whichintheordinarycasemeanstheappellantmustdemonstrate thatit“affectedtheoutcomeofthedistrictcourtproceedings,”andappellatecourthasdiscretiontoremedytheerrorifitseriouslyaffectsthefairness,integrity,orpublicreputationofjudicialproceedings).WealsonotethatalthoughHarrisonmaintainsthatneitherhenorhisappellatecounselreceivedthedistrictcourt’sorderinvitingthepartiestosubmittheirviewsuponremandbyJanuary9,2006,Harrison’sappellatecounselacknowle dgesthatthegovernmentserveditsDecember19,2005submissionregardingthePaladino remanduponappellatecounsel,whichwaswellinadvanceofthesubmissiondeadline.Finally,thedecisiontosentenceHarrisontothelowendoftheguidelinesrangewasreasonableunderthecircumstances.Wethereforeaffirmthejudgmentofthedistrictcourt.Anotherdevelopmenthasalsotakenplace.Althoughastatutorymandatoryminimumsentenceof10yearsstillapplies,see21U.S.C.§841(b)(1)(A),theUnitedStatesSentencingCommissionhasissuednewguidelinesthatretroactivelyreducedthe100:1ratiobetweencrackcocaineandpowdercocaineguidelinerangesthatappliedwhenHarrisonwassentenced.SeeU.S.S.G.Supp.toApp.C.,pp.22631(2007)(Amendment706);U.S.S.G.Supp.toApp.C.,p.253(Amendment713).ThenewguidelinerangeforapersonheldNo.041953 Page3responsiblefor63gramsofcrackcocainewithatwolevelenhancementandacriminalhistorycategoryofIis121to151months.This meansthatHarrisoncannowfileamotionforareductioninhissentencepursuantto18 U.S.C.§3582(c)(2).(Thedistrictcourtmayalsoreducethesentenceonitsowninitiative,o rthedirectorofthebureauofprisonsmayfileamotioninsteadofthedefendant.18U.S.C.3582(c)(2).).