U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2017

United States v. Michel Martinez

United States v. Michel Martinez
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided December 21, 2017 · Wallace, Silverman, Bybee
708 F. App'x 358

United States v. Michel Martinez

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Michel Martinez appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we vacate the court’s order and remand for further proceedings.

There was no dispute in the district court that, because Amendment 782 lowered Martinez’s Guidelines range, he was statutorily eligible for a sentence reduction. The court declined to grant a reduction, however, “[a]fter reviewing the facts of this case.” It provided no further explanation. Martinez contends that this explanation was inadequate. We agree that greater elaboration was required. See United States v. Trujillo, 713 F.3d 1003, 1009-1011 (9th Cir. 2013).

VACATED and REMANDED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

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