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U.S. v. GOINS, 1:10-cr-232. (2012)

Court: District Court, W.D. Michigan Number: infdco20120516b90 Visitors: 13
Filed: May 15, 2012
Latest Update: May 15, 2012
Summary: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER JANET T. NEFF, District Judge. Defendant Douglas Clark Goins filed a motion for modification or reduction of sentence (Dkt 38) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2) based on the modification of the Drug Quantity Table with respect to cocaine base (crack cocaine). A Probation Report of Eligibility was filed (Dkt 41) indicating that Defendant appears to be ineligible. Defendant has filed Objections (Dkt 43) to this report. Section 3582(c)(2) permits a court to reduce t
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JANET T. NEFF, District Judge.

Defendant Douglas Clark Goins filed a motion for modification or reduction of sentence (Dkt 38) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §3582(c)(2) based on the modification of the Drug Quantity Table with respect to cocaine base (crack cocaine). A Probation Report of Eligibility was filed (Dkt 41) indicating that Defendant appears to be ineligible. Defendant has filed Objections (Dkt 43) to this report.

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 750 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines modified U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1, the Drug Quantity Table with regard to cocaine base (crack cocaine), and U.S.S.G. § 2D2.1(b). These modifications were made retroactive effective November 1, 2011. U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10(c).

The defendant is not entitled to relief on the facts of his case. The base offense level was determined by the Career Offender enhancement of § 4B1.1 of the U.S.S.G. as confirmed by this Court's review of the sentencing documents relevant to defendant's case; therefore, the retroactive guideline dealing with crack amounts does not result in a lower guideline range. See United States v. Perdue, 572 F.3d 288, 292 (6th Cir. 2009). Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant's motion for modification of sentence (Dkt 38) pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) is DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant's request for court appointed counsel is also DENIED.

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