Legal Opinion

United States v. Alfredo Lopez

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 1, 2016No. 15-10423Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Alfredo Lopez appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying his motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo whether a district court has authority to modify a sentence under section 3582(c)(2), see United States v. Leniear, 574 F.3d 668, 672 (9th Cir. 2009), and we affirm.

Lopez contends that he is entitled to a sentence reduction under Amendment 782 to the Sentencing Guidelines. Contrary to Lopez’s contention, the district court properly calculated his amended guideline range as 51 to 63…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. LeniearCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  2. United States v. Guadalupe Rosales-GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
  3. United States v. Hector OrnelasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016

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