Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lenzy BENTON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-06-22
Citations: 667 F. App'x 135
Docket Number: No. 15-60441 Summary Calendar
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lenzy BENTON, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 667
Pages: 135–135

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lenzy BENTON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-60441 Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Date Filed: 06/22/2016
Gregory Layne Kennedy, Esq., Assistant U.S. Attorney, Jackson, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Lenzy Benton, FCI Oakdale I, Oakdale, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Lenzy Benton, federal prisoner #06448-043, appeals the denial of a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). His 63-month sentence is below the guideline range as amended retroactively by Amendment 782 of the Sentencing Guidelines. The district court explained that, though it believed it had the authority to grant a further reduction, it was exercising its discretion not to do so, in light of the previous reductions and the sentencing factors of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a).
Benton fails to show that the district court abused its discretion by declining to award a further reduction, even if it were permitted to do so. See Dillon v. United States, 560 U.S. 817, 826-27, 130 S.Ct. 2683, 177 L.Ed.2d 271 (2010); United States v. Whitebird, 55 F.3d 1007, 1010 (5th Cir. 1995). The district court's decision 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.