United States v. Donovan Hugh Jones

358 F. App'x 147

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Decided: December 29, 2009
• Docket: 08-14128
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Donovan Hugh Jones, a pro se petitioner, appeals the district court’s sentence imposed following a grant of his motion for reduced sentence, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and Amendment 706 to the Sentencing Guidelines. * Jones argues that the district court failed to treat the amended Guideline range as advisory at the time of his resentencing, as stated in United States. v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), and Kimbrough v. United States, 552 U.S. 85, 128 S.Ct. 558, 169 L.Ed.2d 481 (2007). He proposes that we follow United States v. Hicks, 472 F.3d 1167 (9th Cir.2007), and conclude that limitations on § 3582(c)(2) sentencing reductions impermissibly treat the Guidelines as mandatory. We review de novo a district court’s conclusions on its authority to reduce sentences under § 3582(c)(2). United States v. James, 548 F.3d 983, 984 (11th Cir.2008).

Finding no reversible error, we affirm. Booker and Kimbrough do not apply to § 3582(c)(2) proceedings. United States v. Melvin, 556 F.3d 1190, 1193 (11th Cir.2009), ce rt. denied, 129 S.Ct. 2832 (2009). A district court is bound by the limitations of § 3582(c)(2) and by applicable policy statements by the Sentencing Commission. Id. We have also already declined to follow Hicks, for the reasons set forth above. Id.

AFFIRMED.

* Amendment 706 reduced the U.S.S.G. § 2D 1.1 base offense level for possession of certain quantities of crack cocaine.