Legal Opinion

United States v. Beston

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 17, 2017No. 15-30218Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Elaine Beston appeals from the district court’s order granting in part her motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

The district court reduced Bestoris sentence from 192 to 180 months. Beston contends that she is entitled to a further sentence reduction. The record reflects, however, that Beston was ineligible for a reduction because her sentence was not “based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission.” 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2); United States v.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Greenlaw v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  2. United States v. Antonio Rodriguez-SorianoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017

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