United States v. Craig Moore

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Craig Moore appeals the district court’s 1 order denying his motion to reduce his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2), based on Amendment 750 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines. We affirm.

I

In 2005, Moore pled guilty to conspiring to distribute more than fifty grams of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 846 (2012). Moore’s advisory guideline range was 135 to 168 months’ imprisonment. The government filed for enhanced penalties under 21 U.S.C. § 851, subjecting Moore to the statutory minimum of mandatory life imprisonment.…