Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lester Terraze BALL, also known as T-Ball, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-04-20
Citations: 375 F. App'x 377
Docket Number: No. 08-31022
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lester Terraze BALL, also known as T-Ball, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SMITH, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 375
Pages: 377–378

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lester Terraze BALL, also known as T-Ball, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-31022
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 20, 2010.
Cristina Walker, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western Dis trict of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Betty Lee Marak, Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before SMITH, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Lester Terraze Ball has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Ball has not filed a response. Our independent review of the record and counsel's brief discloses no non-frivolous issue for appeal. Because Ball is "subject to a statutory minimum sentence above the upper end of his guideline range," the district had no authority pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) to reduce his sentence based on the amendments to the crack cocaine Guidelines. United States v. Carter, 595 F.3d 575, 581 (5th Cir.2010). Accordingly, counsel's motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5th CiR. R. 42.2.
Pursuant to 5tii Cut. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir R. 47.5.4.