United States v. Temple

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States v. Temple

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 01-60313 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

GREGORY D. TEMPLE,

Defendant-Appellant.

- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi USDC No. 4:950CR-1-1-LN - - - - - - - - - - October 26, 2001

Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Gregory D. Temple, federal prisoner # 04046-043, appeals the

district court’s denial of his

18 U.S.C. § 3582

(c)(2) motion to

reduce his sentence based on Amendment 599 to U.S.S.G. § 2K2.4

(relating to use of a firearm in relation to a crime of

violence). Temple reasons from the text of Amendment 599 that it

was an impermissible double counting to increase his base offense

level two levels because the offense involved the property of a

financial institution when he was convicted of bank robbery.

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. No. 01-60313 -2-

Amendment 599 to U.S.S.G. § 2K2.4 does not apply to Temple

because no specific offense characteristic for possession,

brandishing, use, or discharge of a firearm was applied in

determining Temple’s sentence for bank robbery. Nor was it

double counting to increase Temple’s base offense level for

robbery because the specific offense involved the property of a

financial institution. Accordingly, the judgment of the district

court is AFFIRMED.

Reference

Status
Unpublished