Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alexander ROBIOU, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-06-25
Citations: 468 F. App'x 944
Docket Number: No. 12-10923
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alexander ROBIOU, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before HULL, WILSON, and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 468
Pages: 944–945

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alexander ROBIOU, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-10923
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
June 25, 2012.
Harriett Galvin, Kathleen Mary Salyer, Monique Botex-o, Wifredo A. Ferrer, Michael E. Gilfarb, Lisa A. Hirsch, Sean Thomas Mclaughlin, Anne Ruth Schultz, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
William M. Norris, William M. Norris, PA, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before HULL, WILSON, and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Alexander Robiou filed a motion for a sentence reduction under § 3582(c)(2) because the enactment of Amendment 750 to the Sentencing Guidelines lowered the crack cocaine base offense levels in U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2D1.1. The district court denied his motion, and Robiou timely appealed. After reviewing the briefs, we affirm the district court.
In 2007, Robiou pled guilty to two counts of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (Counts 1 and 2), one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (Count 3), and one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (Count 5). Because of Robiou's pri- or felony drug conviction, Count 5 carried a statutory mandatory minimum sentence of 120 months' imprisonment. The district court sentenced Robiou to 57 months' imprisonment on Counts 1, 2, and 3, and 120 months' imprisonment on Count 5 with each sentence to run concurrently. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35, Robiou's sentence was subsequently reduced to 100 months' imprisonment on Count 5.
We review de novo a district court's legal conclusions regarding the scope of its authority under the Sentencing Guidelines. United States v. Moore, 541 F.3d 1323, 1326 (11th Cir.2008). A defendant is ineligible for a sentence reduction where an "amendment does not have the effect of lowering [his] applicable guideline range because of the operation of another guideline or statutory provision (e.g. a statutory mandatory minimum term of imprisonment)." U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10, cmt. n. 1(A); see also United States v. Williams, 549 F.3d 1337, 1339-42 (11th Cir.2008); Moore, 541 F.3d at 1330. Although Amendment 750 reduced Robiou's adjusted offense level under § 2D1.1, the district court sentenced him to a term of imprisonment based on the statutory mandatory minimum. Therefore, the district court properly denied Robiou's motion to reduce his sentence because Amendment 750 did not alter the statutory mandatory minimum 120 month sentence that is required under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b).
AFFIRMED.