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U.S. v. TO, 1:13-CR-226. (2015)

Court: District Court, W.D. Michigan Number: infdco20150702b67 Visitors: 12
Filed: Jun. 30, 2015
Latest Update: Jun. 30, 2015
Summary: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ROBERT HOLMES BELL , District Judge . Defendant Sotharee To has filed a motion for modification or reduction of sentence (ECF No. 54) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2) on the basis of Amendment 782 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines, made retroactive by the Sentencing Commission. Section 3582(c)(2) permits a court to reduce the term of imprisonment of a defendant who has been sentenced based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by t
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Defendant Sotharee To has filed a motion for modification or reduction of sentence (ECF No. 54) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3582(c)(2) on the basis of Amendment 782 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines, made retroactive by the Sentencing Commission.

Section 3582(c)(2) permits a court to reduce the term of imprisonment of a defendant who has been sentenced based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission. 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Amendment 782 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines reduced by two levels the offense levels assigned to the quantities that trigger the statutory mandatory minimum penalties in U.S.S.G. §§ 2D1.1 and 2D1.11. These modifications were made retroactive effective November 1, 2014. U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10.

However, because defendant's original sentence of 24 months was below the new original guideline, defendant is not eligible for a reduction under Guideline Amendment 782. Defense counsel has filed a response to the report of eligibility, ECF No. 66, and wishes to preserve the issue for future consideration should the law change.

Therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant's motion for modification of sentence (ECF No. 54) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) is DENIED.

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