Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bekir VURAL, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2002-08-02
Citations: 39 F. App'x 941
Docket Number: No. 02-6736
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bekir VURAL, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before WILKINS, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 39
Pages: 941–942

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bekir VURAL, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 02-6736.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted July 25, 2002.
Decided Aug. 2, 2002.
Bekir Vural, Appellant Pro Se. Epin Hu Christensen, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.
Before WILKINS, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Bekir Vural appeals from the district court's order granting his motion to reduce his sentence based on a retroactive amendment to the Sentencing Guidelines, see 18 U.S.C.A. § 3582(c)(2) (West 2000), on the basis that the district court improperly sentenced him to the high end of the adjusted guideline range. However, proceedings under § 3582 constitute extensions of the original criminal proceeding, see United States v. Alvarez, 210 F.3d 309, 310 (5th Cir.2000), and the statute governing appeals from such proceedings "does not provide for appellate review of a sentencing court's discretion in setting a sentence anywhere within a properly calculated sentencing range," United States v. Porter, 909 F.2d 789, 794-95 (4th Cir.1990) (discussing 18 U.S.C. § 3742 (1994)). Accordingly, because Vural's sole claim on appeal is unreviewable, we deny Vural's motion for appointment of counsel and dismiss this appeal. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid in the decisional process.
DISMISSED.