U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2021

United States v. Raven

United States v. Raven
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided May 12, 2021

United States v. Raven

Opinion

Case: 19-40522 Document: 00515859095 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/12/2021

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED May 12, 2021 No. 19-40522 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Michael Dwight Raven, Defendant—Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 3:95-CR-10-1

Before Haynes, Graves, and Willett, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam:* Michael Dwight Raven, federal prisoner # 46219-079, appealed the district court’s denial of his motion to reduce his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) and the First Step Act of 2018. We entered a limited remand for the purpose of having the district court clarify its ruling as to what statutes it considered and whether it concluded it lacked authority or whether

* Pursuant to 5th Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Circuit Rule 47.5.4.

Case: 19-40522 Document: 00515859095 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/12/2021

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its ruling was based upon discretionary considerations. The district court issued a prompt order which we have now considered in addition to the arguments and briefing of the parties as well as the remainder of the record.

We conclude that the district court did not commit reversible error.

AFFIRMED.

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