U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2009

United States v. McFarlane

United States v. McFarlane
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · Decided August 17, 2009 · Hall, Livingston, Pooler
331 F. App'x 100

United States v. McFarlane

Opinion of the Court

SUMMARY ORDER

Defendant-appellant Rawn McFarlane appeals from an order of the district court, entered on May 2, 2008, denying his motion to reduce his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), based on amendments to the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“the Guidelines”) that lowered the base offense levels applicable to cocaine-base offenses. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts of the case, its procedural history, and the issues on appeal.

The district court sentenced McFarlane to the statutory minimum of 120-months’ imprisonment. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(l)(A)(iii). The district court properly denied McFarlane’s motion to reduce his sentence based on the cocaine-base amendments to the Guidelines because the statutory minimum sentence of 120-months’ imprisonment was applicable. See, e.g., United States v. Williams, 551 F.3d 182, 185 (2d Cir. 2009) (“Once the mandatory minimum applied, [the defendant’s] sentence was no longer ‘based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission.’ ” (quoting 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2))). We therefore consider McFarlane’s arguments to be without merit.

For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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