United States v. Brooks

LEVAL, Circuit Judge:

Daren Brooks appeals from an order entered on November 17, 2015, in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Charles J. Siragusa, J. ), denying Brooks's motion to reduce *434his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). The district court denied the motion as a matter of judicial discretion, but failed to state whether it had made the requisite initial determination that the Defendant was eligible for a sentence reduction. Because the record strongly suggests that the court erred either by failing to determine the Defendant's eligibility for a…