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United States v. Brian Terry, 15-11291 (2016)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 15-11291 Visitors: 45
Filed: Dec. 15, 2016
Latest Update: Mar. 03, 2020
Summary: Case: 15-11291 Document: 00513798745 Page: 1 Date Filed: 12/15/2016 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 15-11291 FILED Summary Calendar December 15, 2016 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. BRIAN TERRY, also known as B. T., Defendant–Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:09-CR-293-4 Before REAVLEY, OWEN, and ELROD, Circuit Judge
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     Case: 15-11291      Document: 00513798745         Page: 1    Date Filed: 12/15/2016




           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                                                                        United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                 Fifth Circuit
                                    No. 15-11291                               FILED
                                  Summary Calendar                     December 15, 2016
                                                                          Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                               Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                     Plaintiff–Appellee,

v.

BRIAN TERRY, also known as B. T.,

                     Defendant–Appellant.


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Northern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 3:09-CR-293-4


Before REAVLEY, OWEN, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       Brian Terry, federal prisoner # 42458-177, appeals the district court’s
denial of his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for a reduction of his sentence based
on Amendment 782 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which lowered
the base offense levels in the drug quantity table set forth in U.S.S.G.
§ 2D1.1(c). We review for abuse of discretion a district court’s decision whether
to reduce a sentence under § 3582(c)(2). United States v. Henderson, 636 F.3d


       * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
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                                  No. 15-11291

713, 717 (5th Cir. 2011). “A district court abuses its discretion if it bases its
decision on an error of law or a clearly erroneous assessment of the evidence.”
Id. (quoting United
States v. Smith, 
417 F.3d 483
, 486-87 (5th Cir. 2005)).
      At his original sentencing, Terry’s offense level was calculated based on
the career-offender guideline in § 4B1.1 and not the drug amounts in
§ 2D1.1(c). Accordingly, his sentence was not based on a guideline that has
been amended, and the district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding
that he is not eligible for a sentence reduction. See United States v. Banks, 
770 F.3d 346
, 349 (5th Cir. 2014). He cannot use a § 3582(c)(2) motion to challenge
the application of the career-offender guideline provision at his original
sentencing based on the Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v. United States,
135 S. Ct. 2551
(2015). See United States v. Hernandez, 
645 F.3d 709
, 712 (5th
Cir. 2011) (“A modification proceeding is not the forum for a collateral attack
on a sentence long since imposed . . . .”).
      AFFIRMED.




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