United States v. Lance Gatling

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH.

GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:

Lance Lamont Gatling appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to modify his sentence. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the district court.

I

On July 8, 1994, Gatling entered the apartment of an undercover agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to sell him cocaine. The deal went awry, and Gatling pulled a gun and shot and wounded the agent. Police back up responded to the wounded agent’s call for help and arrested Gatling. In 1995, a jury convicted him of multiple offenses…