United States v. Jermaine Arrington, No. 12-3768 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Criminal case - Sentencing. Defendant was not entitled to relief under the Fair Sentencing Act as his Guidelines sentencing range was calculated based on his unlawful possession of a firearm and this calculation was not affected by the Act.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 12-3768 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellee v. Jermaine J. Arrington lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________ Submitted: July 16, 2013 Filed: July 18, 2013 [Unpublished] ____________ Before WOLLMAN, GRUENDER, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Jermaine Arrington appeals the district court s1 denial of his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) sentence-reduction motion based on the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 1 The Honorable Nanette K. Laughrey, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. (FSA). We conclude that Arrington was not entitled to a reduction, as his Guidelines sentencing range was calculated based on his unlawful possession of a firearm, see U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1, which was not affected by any provision of the FSA. See 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (court may reduce prison term of defendant who has been sentenced based on sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by Sentencing Commission); United States v. Tolliver, 570 F.3d 1062, 1066-67 (8th Cir. 2009) (§ 3582(c)(2) allows sentence reduction only when amendment lowers applicable Guidelines range). Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed. Counsel s motion to withdraw is granted. ______________________________ -2-
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