US v. Marcus Taylor, No. 08-7732 (4th Cir. 2009)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 08-7732 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. MARCUS EUGENE TAYLOR, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Newport News. Jerome B. Friedman, District Judge. (4:05-cr-00009-WDK-JEB-28) Submitted: February 19, 2009 Decided: February 24, 2009 Before WILKINSON, DUNCAN, and AGEE, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Marcus Eugene Taylor, Appellant Pro Se. Eric Matthew Hurt, Lisa Rae McKeel, Assistant United States Attorneys, Newport News, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Marcus Eugene Taylor appeals a district court order denying his motion for a sentence reduction submitted under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) (2006). district court s order We have reviewed the record and the and find no abuse of discretion. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. See United States v. Taylor, No. 4:05-cr-00009-WDK-JEB-28 (E.D. Va., filed July 3, 2008; entered July 11, 2008). We note Taylor was not entitled to a resentencing hearing or a sentence below the Sentencing Guidelines. See United States v. Dunphy, 551 F.3d 247, (4th Cir. 2009) ( [A] district judge is not authorized to reduce a defendant s sentence below the amended guideline range. ). legal before We dispense with oral argument because the facts and contentions the court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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