United States v. Joseph Anthony Petty

Joseph Anthony Petty appeals from the district court’s 1 order denying his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion to reduce the term of his imprisonment. We conclude we lack jurisdiction, and remand the case to the district court.

In 1991, Petty pleaded guilty to manufacturing sixty-seven marijuana plants in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C). The district court determined that under the applicable Sentencing Guidelines Petty was a career offender subject to a sentencing range of 210 to 240 months imprisonment, and sentenced him to 210 months imprisonment to be followed by three years of…