Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Curley Ray MORRISON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-12-01
Citations: 354 F. App'x 884
Docket Number: No. 09-40175
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Curley Ray MORRISON, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BENAVIDES, PRADO, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 354
Pages: 884–886

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Curley Ray MORRISON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-40175
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 1, 2009.
Traci Lynne Kenner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Tyler, TX, Kerry M. Klintworth, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Beaumont, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Denise S. Benson, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defender’s Office, Sherman, TX, G. Patrick Black, Federal Public Defender, Amy R. Blalock, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defender’s Office, Tyler, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BENAVIDES, PRADO, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Curley Ray Morrison, federal prisoner # 07694-078, appeals the district court's denial of relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (granting district court discretion to modify sentence when Sentencing Guideline upon which sentence was based is subsequently amended). After a jury found Morrison guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and three counts of possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine, he was sentenced to 300 months of imprisonment.
Section 3582(c)(2) permits the discretionary modification of a defendant's sentence where the sentencing range is later lowered by the Sentencing Commission, "if such a reduction is consistent with the policy statements issued by the Sentencing Commission." United States v. Gonzalez-Balderas, 105 F.3d 981, 982 (5th Cir.1997). Eligibility for consideration under § 3582(c)(2) is triggered only by an amendment that lowers the applicable guidelines range. See U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10, comment. (n.1(A)). Because Morrison's guidelines range was not derived from the quantity of crack cocaine involved in the offense, he was not sentenced "based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission," and a reduction was not permitted. See § 3582(c)(2); § 1B1.10, comment. (n.1(A)).
In addition, our court has rejected the contention that a sentence reduction under § 3582(c)(2) is guided by United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). See United States v. Doublin, 572 F.3d 235, 238 (5th Cir.2009) ("the concerns at issue in Booker do not apply in an 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) proceeding"), petition far cert. filed (Sept. 21, 2009) (No. 09-665).
Accordingly, the Government's motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED and the appeal is AFFIRMED. The Government's alternative motion for an extension of time in which to file a brief is DENIED as unnecessary.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir R. 47.5.4.