United States v. Ayala-Pizarro

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

By amendment, the United States Sentencing Commission lowered the offense levels associated with crack cocaine offenses. See USSG App. C, Amend. 706 (2007). The Commission thereafter issued a declaration of retroactivity with respect to those lowered offense levels. See USSG App. C, Amend. 713 (Supp. May 1, 2008). Focusing on Amendment 706, defendant-appellant Felipe Ayala-Pizarro moved for a reduction of his previously imposed sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). 1 The district court found that it lacked authority to reduce the sentence, and Ayala-Pizarro appeals.