Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lee Dell NATION, Jr., also known as Pop, also known as Doom, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-08-17
Citations: 391 F. App'x 381
Docket Number: No. 10-30112
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lee Dell NATION, Jr., also known as Pop, also known as Doom, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 391
Pages: 381–382

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lee Dell NATION, Jr., also known as Pop, also known as Doom, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 10-30112
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Aug. 17, 2010.
Cristina Walker, Alexander Coker Van Hook, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Betty Lee Marak, Esq., Federal Public Defender’s Office, Shreveport, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DAVIS, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Lee Dell Nation, Jr., federal prisoner # 11578-035, appeals the district court's imposition of a reduced sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), based on the amendments to the Guideline governing cocaine base. Although the district court reduced Nation's sentence from 235 months to 188 months, at the bottom of the newly applicable guidelines range, Nation argues that, pursuant to United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), the district court had the discretion to depart from the amended guidelines range. He further argues that 28 U.S.C. § 994(u) does not grant the Sentencing Commission authority to bind the district court's discretion in § 3582(c)(2) cases.
We review a district court's decision whether to reduce a sentence under § 3582(c)(2) for an abuse of discretion, and its interpretation of the Sentencing Guidelines is reviewed de novo. United States v. Doublin, 572 F.3d 235, 237 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 517, 175 L.Ed.2d 366 (2009). Booker is inapplicable to sentence reductions under § 3582(c)(2), and a district court may not reduce a sentence below the minimum provided in the amended guidelines range. Id. at 238. Consequently, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.