Opinion ID: 2981811
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Heading: “based on” inquiry

Text: To ascertain whether a sentence was “based on” a sentencing range that was subsequently lowered, we are bound by United States v. Hameed, 614 F.3d 259 (6th Cir. 2010), which requires us to “look to what the district court actually said and did at the original sentencing” to determine “whether the original sentence was, in fact, based on such a range.” See id. at 264 (quotations omitted). Here, the district court exclusively discussed the guideline range, and it never mentioned the mandatory minimum sentence. Amendment 750 reduced Moody’s guideline range from 57-71 -3- No. 12-3924 USA v. Moody months to 46-57 months. Clearly, then, Moody’s sentence was “based on” a sentencing range that was subsequently lowered.