Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Minnie Pearl THOMAS, a.k.a. Nick, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-11-10
Citations: 402 F. App'x 485
Docket Number: No. 08-12004
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Minnie Pearl THOMAS, a.k.a. Nick, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before TJOFLAT, BLACK and CARNES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 402
Pages: 485–486

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Minnie Pearl THOMAS, a.k.a. Nick, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-12004
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Nov. 10, 2010.
Minnie Pearl Thomas, Tallahassee, FL, pro se.
Before TJOFLAT, BLACK and CARNES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Minnie Pearl Thomas, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's denial of her motion for a reduction of sentence. Thomas was convicted for one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and one count of distribution of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The district court sentenced Pearl to two mandatory life sentences as a career-offender. She sought a reduction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) based on Amendment 706, which provides a two-level reduction in the base offense levels applicable to crack cocaine offenses. After review, we affirm Thomas' sentence.
Sentences based on career-offender status or on a statutory minimum are not based on a range that has "subsequently been lowered" within the meaning of § 3582(c)(2), and district courts are not authorized to reduce a sentence under that statute. See United States v. Williams, 549 F.3d 1337, 1339 (11th Cir.2008); United States v. Moore, 541 F.3d 1323, 1327-28 (11th Cir.2008). Thomas concedes she was sentenced as a career offender, and her prior convictions for drug offenses resulted in mandatory minimum life sentences. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A), 851. Consequently, any adjustment to her advisory guideline range would not affect the length of her prison terms and she is ineligible for a sentence reduction.
AFFIRMED.
. We review de novo a district court's conclusions about the scope of its legal authority under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). United States v. Moore, 541 F.3d 1323, 1326 (11th Cir.2008).