Court Opinion

ID: 9814466
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 23:52:33.382354+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:40:54.327368
License: Public Domain

MERRITT, Circuit Judge,
concurring.
I concur in the result in this case. The appellant did not raise his constitutional claim in the court below, and therefore he has waived the claim. We sit as a court of appellate review and not as a court of first instance, and we may not reach out to decide entirely new claims not presented to a trial court. I do not believe that 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) is a “subject matter jurisdiction” statute. We have subject matter jurisdiction to consider and apply the statute as well as the constitutionality of a sentence. I would not dismiss the appeal for “lack of jurisdiction” under *586§ 3582. I would not employ that reasoning.