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United States v. Patterson

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Jun 18, 2013
522 F. App'x 575 (11th Cir. 2013)

Opinion

No. 12-13336 D.C. Docket No. 6:11-cr-00353-CEH-GJK-1

06-18-2013

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN C. PATTERSON, Defendant-Appellant.


[DO NOT PUBLISH]


Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Middle District of Florida

Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, JORDAN and COX, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

John C. Patterson challenges on appeal the district court's denial of his motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Specifically, he argues that although he qualified as a career offender, he was not sentenced as a career offender, and thus he is eligible for a sentencing reduction under Amendment 750 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. We find his argument unpersuasive because the application of Amendment 750 would not lower his sentencing range.

Patterson also contends that Freeman v. United States, 131 S. Ct. 2685 (2011), abrogated our decision in United States v. Moore, 541 F.3d 1323 (11th Cir. 2008). As Patterson concedes, however, this argument is foreclosed by our decision in United States v. Lawson, 686 F.3d 1317 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 133 S. Ct. 568 (2012).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

United States v. Patterson

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Jun 18, 2013
522 F. App'x 575 (11th Cir. 2013)
Case details for

United States v. Patterson

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN C. PATTERSON…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jun 18, 2013

Citations

522 F. App'x 575 (11th Cir. 2013)