Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Christopher ALEXANDER, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-12-05
Citations: 499 F. App'x 385
Docket Number: No. 12-10289
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Christopher ALEXANDER, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BENAVIDES, HAYNES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 499
Pages: 385–385

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Christopher ALEXANDER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-10289
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 5, 2012.
Katherine Ann Miller, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Christopher Alexander, Florence, CO, pro se.
Before BENAVIDES, HAYNES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Christopher Alexander, federal prisoner #25906-177, appeals the district court's denial of his 18 U.S.C. § 8582(c)(2) motion for a sentencing reduction based upon Amendment 750 to the Sentencing Guidelines. He argues that: (1) the district court could have lowered his sentence because Amendment 750 altered his base offense level; (2) the district court failed to mention the specific circumstances that led it to decline to exercise its discretion to lower his sentence; and (3) the Government's assertion that he was responsible for 4.11 kilograms of crack cocaine is erroneous.
A district court may grant a § 3582(c)(2) motion only "in the case of a defendant who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission." § 3582(c)(2). This court reviews a district court's decision "whether to reduce a sentence pursuant to . § 3582(c)(2) for abuse of discretion, . its interpretation of the Guidelines de novo, and its findings of fact for clear error." United States v. Henderson, 636 F.3d 713, 717 (5th Cir.2011) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). "A district court abuses its discretion if it bases its decision on an error of law or a clearly erroneous assessment of the evidence." Id. (citation omitted).
Alexander's original guidelines range of imprisonment was 360 months to life. Applying Amendment 750, his guidelines range of imprisonment is still 360 months to life. See U.S.S.G. Ch. '5, Pt. A. Therefore, the district court did not err in concluding that Alexander was ineligible for a sentence reduction and did not abuse its discretion in denying his motion.
Accordingly, the district court's judgment 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.