USA v. Collins, No. 08-30827 (5th Cir. 2010)

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Case: 08-30827 Document: 00511085456 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/20/2010 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit FILED No. 08-30827 Conference Calendar April 20, 2010 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. STEPHEN A COLLINS, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 3:06-CR-30003-1 Before SMITH, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Stephen A. Collins, federal prisoner # 135055-035, appeals the district court s ruling that he was ineligible for a reduction in sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) based on the amendments to the crack cocaine Guideline. Although Collins argues that he was eligible for such a reduction, when a defendant such as Collins is subject to a statutory minimum sentence above the upper end of his guideline range, even if the district court departs downwardly from that minimum under a statutory exception, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) provides * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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: 08-30827 Document: 00511085456 Page: 2 No. 08-30827 Date Filed: 04/20/2010 no authority to the district court to later modify the sentence based on amendments to the guideline range. United States v. Carter, 595 F.3d 575, 581 (5th Cir. 2010). AFFIRMED. 2

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