United States v. Bride

BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Titus Bride appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to reduce his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Bride’s sentence was imposed pursuant to a binding plea agreement entered into under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(C). We hold that the district court lacked authority to reduce Bride’s sentence because the sentence, which was eleven years shorter than the low end of the applicable advisory Guidelines range, was not “based on a sentencing range that has subsequently been lowered by the Sentencing Commission.”

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