Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodney Moncrief SMITH, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-08-07
Citations: 575 F. App'x 609
Docket Number: No. 13-5162
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodney Moncrief SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 575
Pages: 609–610

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodney Moncrief SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-5162.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Aug. 7, 2014.
Before: BATCHELDER, Chief Judge; SILER and DONALD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Chief Judge.
Appellant Rodney Monerief Smith appeals the district court's denial of his motion for reduction of sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Appellant contends that he is entitled to a sentence reduction based on the new mandatory minimum sentences for crack cocaine offenders contained in the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Pub.L. No. 111-220, 124 Stat. 2372 ("FSA"). He also argues that failing to apply the FSA's lowered minimum sentence violates his constitutional right to equal protection of the law and his right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. In United States v. Blewett, 746 F.3d 647 (6th Cir.2013) (en banc), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 134 S.Ct. 1779, 188 L.Ed.2d 607 (2014), we held that the FSA's new mandatory mínimums do not apply retroactively, see id. at 649, and that then-prospective application does not violate an individual's right to equal protection of the law or his right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment, see id. at 658-60. Our decision in Blewett governs the disposition of this appeal, and we AFFIRM the district court's denial of Appellant's motion based on our reasoning in Blewett.