Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Lee HOLMES, Jr., a.k.a. Joseph Lee Holmes, a.k.a. Joseph L. Holmes, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-04-16
Citations: 323 F. App'x 750
Docket Number: No. 08-14584
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Lee HOLMES, Jr., a.k.a. Joseph Lee Holmes, a.k.a. Joseph L. Holmes, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BIRCH, HULL and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 323
Pages: 750–751

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph Lee HOLMES, Jr., a.k.a. Joseph Lee Holmes, a.k.a. Joseph L. Holmes, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-14584
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
April 16, 2009.
Peggy Morris Ronca, Orlando, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Rosemary T. Cakmis, Donna Lee Elm, Federal Public Defender, Orlando, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BIRCH, HULL and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Joseph Lee Holmes Jr. appeals the denial of his motion for a reduced sentence. 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Holmes's motion was based on Amendment 706 to the Guidelines. We affirm.
"We review de novo a district court's conclusions about the scope of its legal authority under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2)." United States v. James, 548 F.3d 983, 984 (11th Cir.2008) (per curiam). A district court may modify a term of imprisonment in the case of a defendant who was sentenced to a term of imprisonment based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2).
The district court did not err. Amendment 706 did not have the effect of lowering Holmes's sentencing range. Holmes was ineligible for a sentence reduction. See United States v. Moore, 541 F.Bd 1328, 1330 (11th Cir.2008) ("Where a retroactively applicable guideline amendment reduces a defendant's base offense level, but does not alter the sentencing range upon which his or her sentence was based, § 3582(c)(2) does not authorize a reduction in sentence."). We affirm the denial of Holmes's motion.
AFFIRMED.