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| United States v. Bolden
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,v.PATICE LEVELL BOLDEN, Defendant.
This matter comes before the court on the defendant’s motion to reduce sentence (docket no. 199). The defendant filed such motion on May 21, 2015.[1]
Here, the court is unable to rely on Amendment 782 (subject to subsection (e)(1)) to reduce the defendant’s sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and USSG §1B1.10. See generally United States v. Curry, 584 F.3d 1102, 1104 (8th Cir. 2009) (discussing United States v. Wyatt, 115 F.3d 606, 608-09 (8th Cir. 1997)) (explaining requirements under USSG §1B1.10(b)). Based on a total adjusted offense level of 42 and a criminal history category of V, the court previously determined the defendant’s guideline range to be 360 months imprisonment to life. Amendment 782 (subject to subsection (e)(1)) does not have the effect of lowering the defendant’s guideline range. The defendant still faces a guideline range of 360 months imprisonment to life based on a total adjusted offense level of 40 and a criminal history category of V. Because the applicable guideline range remains the same, the defendant is not entitled to a reduction of his sentence. See USSG §1B1.10(a)(2)(B) (“A reduction . . . is not authorized under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) if . . . an amendment listed in subsection (c) does not have the effect of lowering the defendant’s applicable guideline range.”); USSG §1B1.10, comment. (n.1) (making clear that a reduction is not authorized under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) if an amendment in subsection (c) is applicable to the defendant but the amendment does not have the effect of lowering the defendant’s applicable guideline range); see also United States v. Roa-Medina, 607 F.3d 255, 260-61 (1st Cir. 2010) (holding that a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) was not available because the amendment does not have the effect of lowering the defendant’s applicable guideline range); United States v. Spells, 322 F. App’x 171, 173 (3d Cir. 2009) (rejecting the argument that a decrease in the base offense level gave the district court authority to reduce a sentence when there was no change in the applicable sentencing range); United States v. Lindsey, 556 F.3d 238, 242-46 (4th Cir. 2009) (concluding that the defendant could not rely on 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) because the amendment does not have the effect of lowering the applicable guideline range); United States v. Caraballo, 552 F.3d 6, 10-12 (1st Cir. 2008) (holding that a defendant must establish that an amended guideline has the effect of lowering the sentencing range actually used at his or her sentencing in order to engage the gears of 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2)); United States v. Wanton, 525 F.3d 621, 622 (8th Cir. 2008) (summarily affirming district court’s denial of relief because “[the] guideline range would not be lowered, and [the] original sentence is unaffected by the amendments”); United States v. McFadden, 523 F.3d 839, 840-41 (8th Cir. 2008) (concluding that, unless the applicable sentencing range changes, a reduction in the base offense level does not allow for a sentence reduction); United States v. Gonzalez-Balderas, 105 F.3d 981, 984 (5th Cir. 1997) (finding that, although the amendment did lower the defendant’s offense level, the district court did not err when it summarily denied the defendant’s motion under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) because the amended guideline range remained the same).
In sum, a reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and USSG §1B1.10 is not justified. Accordingly, the defendant’s motion to reduce sentence (docket no. 199) is denied. The clerk’s office is directed to send a copy of this order to the defendant, the office of the Federal Public Defender, the office of the United States Attorney and the office of United States Probation.