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2006 1b1_10 | United States Sentencing Commission
2006 1b1_10
2006 Federal Sentencing GuidelinesCHAPTER 1 - PART B - GENERAL APPLICATION PRINCIPLES§1B1.10. Reduction in Term of Imprisonment as a Result of Amended
Guideline Range (Policy Statement)(a) Where a defendant is serving a term of imprisonment, and the
guideline range applicable to that defendant has subsequently been
lowered as a result of an amendment to the Guidelines Manual listed
in subsection (c) below, a reduction in the defendant’s term of
imprisonment is authorized under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). If none
of the amendments listed in subsection (c) is applicable, a
reduction in the defendant’s term of imprisonment under 18 U.S.C.
§ 3582(c)(2) is not consistent with this policy statement and thus
is not authorized.(b) In determining whether, and to what extent, a reduction in the
term of imprisonment is warranted for a defendant eligible for
consideration under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), the court should
consider the term of imprisonment that it would have imposed had the
amendment(s) to the guidelines listed in subsection (c) been in
effect at the time the defendant was sentenced, except that in no event may the reduced term of imprisonment be less than the
term of imprisonment the defendant has already served.(c) Amendments covered by this policy statement are listed in
Appendix C as follows: 126, 130, 156, 176, 269, 329, 341, 371, 379,
380, 433, 454, 461, 484, 488, 490, 499, 505, 506, 516, 591, 599,
606, and 657.CommentaryApplication Notes:1. Eligibility for consideration under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) is
triggered only by an amendment listed in subsection (c) that lowers
the applicable guideline range.2. In determining the amended guideline range under subsection (b),
the court shall substitute only the amendments listed in subsection
(c) for the corresponding guideline provisions that were applied
when the defendant was sentenced. All other guideline application
decisions remain unaffected.3. Under subsection (b), the amended guideline range and the term
of imprisonment already served by the defendant limit the extent to
which an eligible defendant’s sentence may be reduced under 18
U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). When the original sentence represented a
downward departure, a comparable reduction below the amended
guideline range may be appropriate; however, in no case shall the
term of imprisonment be reduced below time served. Subject to these
limitations, the sentencing court has the discretion to determine
whether, and to what extent, to reduce a term of imprisonment under
this section.4. Only a term of imprisonment imposed as part of the original
sentence is authorized to be reduced under this section. This
section does not authorize a reduction in the term of imprisonment
imposed upon revocation of supervised release.5. If the limitation in subsection (b) relating to time already
served precludes a reduction in the term of imprisonment to the
extent the court determines otherwise would have been appropriate
as a result of the amended guideline range, the court may consider
any such reduction that it was unable to grant in connection with
any motion for early termination of a term of supervised release
under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(1). However, the fact that a defendant
may have served a longer term of imprisonment than the court
determines would have been appropriate in view of the amended
guideline range shall not, without more, provide a basis for early
termination of supervised release. Rather, the court should take
into account the totality of circumstances relevant to a decision
to terminate supervised release, including the term of supervised
release that would have been appropriate in connection with a
sentence under the amended guideline range.Background: Section 3582(c)(2) of Title 18, United States Code,
provides: "[I]n the case of a defendant who has been sentenced to
a term of imprisonment based on a sentencing range that has
subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 994(o), upon motion of the defendant or the Director of
the Bureau of Prisons, or on its own motion, the court may reduce
the term of imprisonment, after considering the factors set forth
in section 3553(a) to the extent that they are applicable, if such
a reduction is consistent with applicable policy statements issued
by the Sentencing Commission."This policy statement provides guidance for a court when considering
a motion under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and implements 28 U.S.C. §
994(u), which provides: "If the Commission reduces the term of
imprisonment recommended in the guidelines applicable to a
particular offenseor category of offenses, it shall specify in what circumstances and
by what amount the sentences of prisoners serving terms of
imprisonment for the offense may be reduced."Among the factors considered by the Commission in selecting the
amendments included in subsection (c) were the purpose of the
amendment, the magnitude of the change in the guideline range made
by the amendment, and the difficulty of applying the amendment
retroactively to determine an amended guideline range under
subsection (b).The listing of an amendment in subsection (c) reflects policy
determinations by the Commission that a reduced guideline range is
sufficient to achieve the purposes of sentencing and that, in the
sound discretion of the court, a reduction in the term of
imprisonment may be appropriate for previously sentenced, qualified
defendants. The authorization of such a discretionary reduction
does not otherwise affect the lawfulness of a previously imposed
sentence, does not authorize a reduction in any other component of
the sentence, and does not entitle a defendant to a reduced term of
imprisonment as a matter of right.The Commission has not included in this policy statement amendments
that generally reduce the maximum of the guideline range by less
than six months. This criterion is in accord with the legislative
history of 28 U.S.C. § 994(u) (formerly § 994(t)), which states: "It should be noted that the Committee does not expect that the
Commission will recommend adjusting existing sentences under the
provision when guidelines are simply refined in a way that might
cause isolated instances of existing sentences falling above the old
guidelines* or when there is only a minor downward adjustment in the
guidelines. The Committee does not believe the courts should be
burdened with adjustments in these cases." S. Rep. 225, 98th Cong.,
1st Sess. 180 (1983).*So in original. Probably should be "to fall above the amended
guidelines".Historical Note: Effective November 1, 1989 (see Appendix C,
amendment 306). Amended effective November 1, 1990 (see Appendix
C, amendment 360); November 1, 1991 (see Appendix C, amendment 423);
November 1, 1992 (see Appendix C, amendment 469); November 1, 1993
(see Appendix C, amendment 502); November 1, 1994 (see Appendix C,
amendment 504); November 1, 1995 (see Appendix C, amendment 536);
November 1, 1997 (see Appendix C, amendment 548); November 1, 2000
(see Appendix C, amendment 607); November 5, 2003 (see Appendix C,
amendment 662). USSC HelpLine