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Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co ur t fo r th e Weste rn Dis tri ct of M is so ur i - Kan sa s C it y

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Su bm it te d: Sep te m

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

__ __ __ __ __ __ MELLOY, Circu it Ju dg e.

Crai g Mo or e ap pe al s th e di st ric t co ur t's or de r de nyin g hi s m ot io n to red uc e hi s 1

se nt en ce pu rs ua nt to 18 U.S.C. § 35 82 (c)( 2)
, ba se d on Am en dm en t 75 0 to th e Uni te d
St at es Sen te nc in g Gu id el in es . W e aff irm.

The Hon or ab le Nan et te K. La u gh rey, Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e 1 W es te rn Dis tri ct of M is so ur i.I.

In 20 05
, Mo or e pl ed gu il ty to co ns pi rin g to di st rib ut e m or e th an fif ty gr am s of

co cai ne ba se , in vi ol at io n of 21 U.S.C. § § 8 4 1 ( a )(1 ), (b )(1 )(A), an d 84 6 (2 01 2)

. Mo or e's ad vi so ry gu id el in e ran ge was 13 5 to 16 8 m on th s' im pr is on m en t. The

go ve rn m en t fil ed fo r en ha nc ed pe na lt ie s un de r 21 U.S.C. § 85 1, su bjec ti ng Mo or e to th e st at ut or y

m in im um of m an da to ry li fe im

pr is on m en t. The go ve rn m en t al so fil ed

a m ot io n to de pa rt do w n w a r d f r o m th e st at ut or y m in im um ba se d on Mo or e's

su bs ta nt ia l as si st an ce. The co ur t gr a nt ed th e go ve rn m en t's m ot io n an d se nt en ced
Mo or e to 13 8 m on th s' i m pr is on m en t, fo ll owe d b y

5 years' s up erv is ed rel eas e.

Am en dm en t 75 0, wh i c h be cam e effe ct iv e Nov em be r 20 11 , l owe red th e ba se of fen se lev el fo r cert ai n dru g offe ns es

. See Uni te d Stat es v. Bens on , 71 5 F .3d 70 5, 70 7 (8 th Ci r. 20 13 ). In 20 12
, Mo or e m ov ed fo r a se nt en ce r ed uc ti on ba se d on 18 U.S.C. § 35 82 (c)( 2) , a rg ui ng th at hi s ad vi so ry ran ge un de r t h e a m en de d gu id el in es

wou ld be 70 to 87 m on th s. The di st ric t co ur t de ni ed th e m ot io n, ru li ng th at "M oo re's

ap pl ic ab le gu id el in e ran ge ha s no t be en lo wered by an am en dm en t to th e Sen te nc in g Gui de li ne s" be cau se th e ap pl ic a b l e g u id el in e ran ge us ed to se nt en ce Mo or e was a
st at ut or y m an da to ry

m in im um . Moo re ap pe al s.

II.

W e r e v i ew a di st ric t co ur t's de te rm in at io n th at it la ck s au th or it y to m od ify a

se nt en ce un de r 18 U.S.C. § 35 82 (c)( 2) de no vo

. Uni te d St at e s v

. Baylor
, 55 6 F.3 d
67 2, 6 73 (8t h C ir. 2 00 9) (pe r cu ria m ).

The gu id el in es pr ov id e th at "[w]her e a st at ut or il y req ui red m in im um se nt en ce is g r e a te r th an th e m ax im um of th e ap pl ic ab le gu id el in es ran ge , th e st at ut or il y
req ui red m in im

um s e n te nc e sh al l be th e gu id el in e se nt en ce." U.S. Sen te nc in g Gui de li ne s Man ua l § 5G1 .1(b ) (2 01 2)

. "Th is rem ai ns th e ru le ev en whe n a

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-se nt en ci ng jud ge ha s im po se d a se nt en ce be lo w th e st at ut or y m i n i mu m du e to th e de fen da nt 's su bs ta nt ia l co op erat io n." Uni te d St at es v. Gol de n, 70 9 F.3 d 12 29
, 12 31 (8 th Cir . 20 13 ).

Mo or e arg ue s th e di st ric t co ur t sh ou ld ha ve g r an te d hi s § 35 82 (c)( 2) m ot io n be cau se he be li ev es th e "ap pl ic ab le g u i d e l i ne ran ge ," as de fin ed by U.S.S.G. § 1B 1.1 0, is se pa rat e fro m th e "g ui de li ne se nt en ce" refe rred to in Sect io n 5G1 .1(b ).
W e di sa gr ee. Mo or e's arg um en t ig no res th e co m m en ta ry fo ll o w i ng U.S.S.G. § 1B 1.1 0, whi ch st at es th at an am en dm en t to th e gu id el in es is no t in te nd ed to affe ct

a se nt en ce th at was de riv ed fro m a st at ut or y m an da to ry m in im um

. See U.S.S.G. § 1B 1.1 0 cm t. n.1 (A) (2 01 2) ("[ A] red uc ti on in th e de fen da nt 's te rm of im pr is on m en t is no t au th or iz ed un de r 18 U.S.C. § 35 82 (c)( 2)

. . . if

. . . (ii )

. . . th e am en dm en t do es

no t ha ve 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 be cau se of th e op erat io n of an ot he r gu id el in e or st at ut or y pr ov is io n (e.g
., a st at ut or y m an da to ry

m in im um te rm of im

pr is on m en t)." ); se e al so Gol de n, 70 9 F.3 d at 12 32 (rejec ti ng a de fen da nt 's arg um en t th at th ere is a di st in ct io n be twee n "a gu id el in e ' r a n g e ' an d

gu id el in e 'se nt en ce'" as us ed in th e co m m en ta ry fo ll owi ng U.S.S.G. § 1 B 1

. 1 0 )

. Mo or e's se nt en ce was ba se d on a st at ut or y m an da to ry m in im um te r m of im pr is on m en t. Acco r d i n g l y , Am en dm en t 75 0 do es no t ap pl y , se e Uni te d St at es v. Lewis
, 47 6 F. App 'x 10 0, 10 1 (8 th Ci r. 20 12 ) (p er cu ria m ) (u np ub li sh ed op in io n)
, an d
Mo or e is no t el ig ib le for rel ie f un de r se ct io n § 35 82 (c)( 2)

.

III.

The jud gm en t o f th e d is tri ct co ur t i s af fir m ed

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