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Summary: Case: 17-10751 Document: 00514473497 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/15/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 17-10751 May 15, 2018 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. CHRISTOPHER GAMEZ, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:13-CR-35-2 Before WIENER, DENNIS, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * A
Summary: Case: 17-10751 Document: 00514473497 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/15/2018 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 17-10751 May 15, 2018 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. CHRISTOPHER GAMEZ, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:13-CR-35-2 Before WIENER, DENNIS, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Af..
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Case: 17-10751 Document: 00514473497 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/15/2018
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 17-10751 May 15, 2018
Summary Calendar
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
CHRISTOPHER GAMEZ,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:13-CR-35-2
Before WIENER, DENNIS, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
After pleading guilty of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute a
controlled substance, Defendant-Appellant Christopher Gamez was sentenced
to 360 months of imprisonment, the bottom of the applicable guidelines range
of 360-480 months. Gamez contends that the district court erred by denying
his motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), based on
Amendment 782 to the Sentencing Guidelines.
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
Case: 17-10751 Document: 00514473497 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/15/2018
No. 17-10751
We review de novo a district court’s determination whether a defendant
is eligible for a § 3582(c)(2) sentence reduction, and for abuse of discretion a
decision whether to reduce a sentence pursuant to § 3582(c)(2). United States
v. Doublin,
572 F.3d 235, 236-37 (5th Cir. 2009). In urging that the district
court miscalculated his guidelines range under Amendment 782, Gamez fails
to account for his receipt of a two-level increase as an organizer, leader,
manager, or supervisor of criminal activity. See U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1(c). Gamez’s
guidelines range was not, in fact, lowered by Amendment 782 for the reasons
stated by the district court. The district court thus did not err in holding that
Gamez is not eligible for a § 3582(c)(2) sentence reduction. See U.S.S.G.
§ 1B1.10(a)(2)(B), p.s. & comment. (n.1(A));
Doublin, 572 F.3d at 237.
AFFIRMED.
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