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U.S. v. BUTLER, 3:06-cr-339-J-20TEM. (2012)

Court: District Court, M.D. Florida Number: infdco20120228765 Visitors: 23
Filed: Feb. 27, 2012
Latest Update: Feb. 27, 2012
Summary: ORDER HARVEY E. SCHLESINGER, District Judge. THIS CAUSE is before this Court on "Mr. Butler's Response Regarding Retroactive Application of Revised Cocaine Base Sentencing Guidelines" (Dkt. 57). Pursuant to the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, the United States Sentencing Commission promulgated an emergency, temporary sentencing guideline amendment lowering the base offense levels for cocaine base (crack cocaine) offenses for eligible defendants sentenced on or after November 1, 2010. A permane
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ORDER

HARVEY E. SCHLESINGER, District Judge.

THIS CAUSE is before this Court on "Mr. Butler's Response Regarding Retroactive Application of Revised Cocaine Base Sentencing Guidelines" (Dkt. 57).

Pursuant to the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, the United States Sentencing Commission promulgated an emergency, temporary sentencing guideline amendment lowering the base offense levels for cocaine base (crack cocaine) offenses for eligible defendants sentenced on or after November 1, 2010. A permanent amendment was subsequently promulgated, Amendment 750. That permanent amendment, which became effective November 1, 2011, assigns the same quantities of crack cocaine to the same base offense levels as did the emergency, temporary amendment. On June 30, 2011, the Sentencing Commission decided that the reduced base offense levels assigned to the quantities of crack cocaine, listed in the Drug Quantity Table at U.S.S.G. § 201.1 (c), should be applied retroactively to defendants sentenced before November 1, 2010.

Accordingly, this Court issued an Order (Dkt. 52) directing the United States Probation Office to prepare a supplement report stating whether Defendant was eligible for a reduction in his sentence pursuant to the provisions of the Amendment and U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10. The parties have reviewed that report. Defendant's instant response recognizes that Defendant is not entitled to such relief because he was sentenced as a career offender.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED:

Defendant's "Motion of Movant for Modification or Reduction of Sentence Based Upon an Intervening Post-Sentencing Change in the United States Sentencing Guidelines Pertaining to Cocaine Base "Crack" Offenses (Amendment) 750 which Effectively Lowers Petitioner's Term of Imprisonment" (Dkt. 48) is DENIED.

DONE AND ORDERED.

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