Opinion
No. 11-1311
10-04-2011
United States of America, Appellee, v. Frederick Cooper, Appellant.
Appeal from the United States
District Court for the
Eastern District of Arkansas.
[UNPUBLISHED]
Before LOKEN, BYE, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM.
Frederick Cooper appeals the 480-month prison sentence the district courtimposed when it granted his motion to reduce his life sentence based on 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and Amendment 706 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines. After considering the arguments on appeal, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing Cooper: the record reflects that the court correctly determined the amended Guidelines range, carefully considered 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and the applicable Guidelines policy statement, and explained why it chose this particular reduction. See United States v. Burrell, 622 F.3d 961, 963-64 (8th Cir. 2010). Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court, and we grant counsel's motion to withdraw.
The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.