Opinion
19-CR-166 (VEC)
01-29-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. NAZAE BLANCHE, Defendant.
ORDER
VALERIE CAPRONI, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE:
WHEREAS on October 1, 2020, Nazae Blanche (“Defendant”) was sentenced principally to a term of imprisonment of fourteen years, see Judgment, Dkt. 226;
WHEREAS on January 2, 2024, Defendant filed a motion requesting that the Court consider a sentence reduction pursuant to Amendment 821 to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (“Amendment 821”), see Mot., Dkt. 459, which went into effect on November 1, 2023, and which applies retroactively; see U.S.S.G. §§ 1B1.10, 4A1.1(e), 4C1.1;
WHEREAS on January 25, 2024, the United States Probation Department reported that Defendant is not eligible for a sentence reduction because he did not receive an enhancement for committing the instant offense while under a criminal justice sentence - precluding him from the status points reduction - nor did he have zero criminal history points - precluding him from the zero-point offender reduction, see Probation Report, Dkt. 460; and
WHEREAS the Court has considered the record in this case;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant is ineligible for a sentence reduction pursuant to Amendment 821 because neither the status points reduction nor the zero-point offender reduction applies to him. Defendant's motion is therefore DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the open motion at Dkt. 459, to mail a copy of this Order to Mr. Blanche, and to note the mailing on the docket.
SO ORDERED.