United States v. Rivera-Hernandez
United States v. Rivera-Hernandez
Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-40916 Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
LUIS ANTONIO RIVERA-HERNANDEZ, also known as Cesar Javier Ibarra-Gaytan, also known as Francisco Javier Ibarra-Gaytan,
Defendant-Appellant.
-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. L-00-CR-1146-ALL -------------------- February 19, 2003 Before WIENER, EMILIO M. GARZA, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Luis Antonio Rivera-Hernandez, federal prisoner # 84801-079,
appeals the denial of his motion for modification of sentence
pursuant to
18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). He argues that Amendment 632
is a clarification of U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2 and should be applied
retroactively.
Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines may not be applied
retroactively upon a motion under
18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) unless
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 02-40916 -2-
they are specifically set forth in U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10(c).
U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10(a), p.s. (Nov. 2001). Amendment 632 is not
listed in U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10(c) and therefore may not be applied
retroactively under Rivera’s motion. See United States v. Drath,
89 F.3d 216, 218(5th Cir. 1996). Accordingly, the district
court did not abuse its discretion when it denied Rivera’s
18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion.
AFFIRMED.
Reference
- Status
- Unpublished