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2 l evelf or c ases i n volvi n g crack coc ai n e by tw o l evel s, Y au m an m ovedt o reduce h i s s en t en ce pursu an tt o 18 U . S . C . § 3582 (c) ( 2) . Th e di st ri ctcourtgran t ed Y au m an ’ s m ot i on an d r edu ced h i s sentence by 75 m on t h s. T h e court su b seq u en tly issu ed a su asp on te ord er th a t am en d ed the sen ten ce re d u cti on to 15 m on t h s. Th e j u dg m en tref l ect s t h at t h e sentence consi st s of 120 m on t h s, w h ic h is th e s t a tu to r ym in im u m , o n th e cr a c kco c a in e co u n t, see2 1 U. S . C. § 8 4 1 (b)( 1 )(A), an da co n secu tive 60 -m on th sen ten ce on the f i rea rm s cou n t. Y au m an now app eal s t h e d i st ri ctcourt ’ s den i alof hi s m ot i on f

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t he am ended or der r educ i ng hi s se nt enc e o n t he dr ug c harge by 15 m on t h s. H e a rg u es t h at t h e di st ri ctcourterr ed byden yi n g h i s m ot i on b e c a u s e th e s ta tu to r ym in im u m s e n te n c e o n th e d r u g c o u n t d o e s n o t a d e q u a te ly t ak e i nt o a c c o untt he s e nt e nc i ng fac t o r s s e tf o r t h i n 1 8 U . S. C. § 3 55 3( a) . The G overnm en tha s f

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f i rm an ce, or, a lter n a tiv e ly, fora n ex te n sio n of tim e w ith inw h ich to file ab rie f. Th e di st r i c tc our tcoul d n oth ave i m pos ed a gui del i nes sent enc e t hatw as l o w e rth a n th e s ta tu to r ilym a n d a te dm in im u m p e n a lty . Se e Uni t e d St a t e s v. G om ez- Herrera , 5 2 3 F .3 d5 5 4 , 5 5 9 (5 th C ir .), cer t . den i ed , 1 2 9 S . C t. 6 2 4 (20 0 8 ). Yaum an has nots ho w n t hathe m ayb e s e nt e nc e d b e l o w t he s t at ut o r y m i ni m um s e n te n c e . S ee Un i t ed S t ate s v. Harper , 5 2 7 F .3 d3 9 6 , 4 1 1 (5 th C ir .), cer t . den i ed , 1 2 9 S . C t. 2 1 2 (20 0 8 ). A c c o r d in g ly , th e G o v e r n m e n t’s m o tio n fo rs u m m a r ya ffir m a n c e is GR ANT ED , t h e mo t i o n s t o d i s mi s s a n df o ra n e x t e n s i o n o f

t i me a r e DE NI ED , a n dt h e j u d g me n to f t h e d i s t r i c tc o u r ti s A F F I RMED.