Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ramon CANTILLO-MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-10-05
Citations: 442 F. App'x 500
Docket Number: No. 10-12955
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ramon CANTILLO-MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BARKETT, MARCUS and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 442
Pages: 500–500

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ramon CANTILLO-MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 10-12955
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Oct. 5, 2011.
Evelyn Baltodano-Sheehan, Wifredo A. Ferrer, Sean Thomas McLaughlin, Christopher Párente, Anne R. Schultz, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Ramon Cantillo-Martinez, D. Ray James, CF, Folkston, GA, pro se.
Maria Elena Perez, Maria E. Perez, PA, Coral Gables, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BARKETT, MARCUS and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Ramon Cantillo-Martinez (Cantillo) pleaded guilty to conspiring to affect interstate commerce by threats or violence by robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), attempting to interfere with interstate commerce by threats or violence by robbery also in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), conspiring to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 and 846, attempting to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine also in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 and 846, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Cantillo was sentenced to 180 months' imprisonment. After he was sentenced, Cantillo filed a notice of appeal and his counsel has since filed an Anders brief.
While Cantillo's appeal was pending the government filed a Rule 35(b) motion in the district court to reduce his sentence because of his substantial assistance to the government. The district court granted that motion and reduced his sentence to 110 months' imprisonment. But because Cantillo's appeal was still pending when the district court granted the motion, the district court did not have jurisdiction to reduce his sentence. See United States v. Russell, 776 F.2d 955, 956 (11th Cir.1985). Accordingly, we deny his counsel's Anders motion, vacate Cantillo's sentence and remand for the limited purpose of resentenc-ing in accordance with the district court's attempted resentencing. Cf. United States v. Turchen, 187 F.3d 735, 743 (7th Cir.1999).
DENIED in part, VACATED in part and REMANDED.