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United States v. Arnulfo Davila
690 F. App'x 234
| 5th Cir. | 2017
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*1 Before JONES, WIENER, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: [*]

Arnulfo Davila, federal prisoner # 32490-177, appeals the district court’s denial of his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion. He contends that the district court erred in failing to consider the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors before denying his motion and in failing to consider the applicable guidelines range.

The district court sentenced Davila to 300 months of imprisonment based on his binding agreement under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure *2 Case: 16-10720 Document: 00514021994 Page: 2 Date Filed: 06/06/2017

No. 16-10720

11(c)(1)(C). Davila’s plea agreement did not call for him to be sentenced within a particular guidelines range, nor did it indicate that the basis for the specified term was a guidelines range applicable to his offense. See Freeman v. United States , 564 U.S. 522, 534-40 (2011) (Sotomayor, J., concurring); United States v. Benitez , 822 F.3d 807, 809-12 (5th Cir. 2016). Additionally, the plea agreement did not explicitly employ a particular guidelines range to establish the term of imprisonment. See Benitez , 822 F.3d at 811. Thus, Davila was not eligible for a reduction because his sentence was not “based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission.” § 3582(c)(2); see Benitez , 822 F.3d at 811-12. The district court’s denial of a sentence reduction is, therefore, AFFIRMED. See Benitez , 822 F.3d at 809-12; Dillon v. United States , 560 U.S. 817, 826-27 (2010).

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[*] Pursuant to 5 TH C IR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5 TH C IR . R. 47.5.4.

Case Details

Case Name: United States v. Arnulfo Davila
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date Published: Jun 6, 2017
Citation: 690 F. App'x 234
Docket Number: 16-10720 Summary Calendar
Court Abbreviation: 5th Cir.
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