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Case: 16-40006      Document: 00513731120         Page: 1    Date Filed: 10/24/2016

           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                                                                       United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                Fifth Circuit

                                    No. 16-40006                              FILED
                                  Summary Calendar                      October 24, 2016
                                                                         Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                              Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

FORTINO GARCIA, JR.,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 1:07-CR-423-5

Before JOLLY, SMITH, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       Fortino Garcia, Jr., federal prisoner # 77908-179, appeals the district
court’s denial of his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion, in which he sought a
reduction of his 195-month sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to
distribute marijuana and cocaine in accordance with Amendment 782 to the
Sentencing Guidelines.        We review the denial of a motion for a sentence

       * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
    Case: 16-40006    Document: 00513731120     Page: 2   Date Filed: 10/24/2016

                                 No. 16-40006

reduction under § 3582(c)(2) for an abuse of discretion.       United States v.
Henderson, 636 F.3d 713, 717 (5th Cir. 2011).
      On appeal, Garcia complains that the district court incorrectly concluded
that he was not eligible for a reduction. Although the district court did not
explicitly indicate that Garcia was eligible for a lower sentence under
§ 3582(c)(2), it did so implicitly. See United States v. Larry, 632 F.3d 933, 936
(5th Cir. 2011) (stating that the finding of eligibility may be implicit). The
court’s statement that Garcia’s 195-month sentence was within the newly
applicable guidelines range constituted an acknowledgment that the original
sentence was within the range calculated after application of Amendment 782
and after a reduction for substantial assistance.
      The record shows that the district court gave due consideration to the 18
U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, including the nature of the underlying offense and
Garcia’s personal characteristics. See U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10, comment. (n.1(B)(i)).
The court was under no obligation to reduce the sentence, and Garcia has not
demonstrated that the district court abused its discretion. See Henderson, 636
F.3d at 717; United States v. Evans, 587 F.3d 667, 672-73 & n.9 (5th Cir. 2009).
Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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