Legal Opinion

United States v. Feliciano Albiter-Miranda

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 11, 2017No. 16-50139 Summary CalendarUnpublished

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Feliciano Albiter-Miranda, federal prisoner # 57748-180, moves for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) on appeal. Albiter-Miranda pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute at least 500 grams of a mixture containing methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He seeks to challenge the denial of his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion in which he sought a sentence reduction pursuant to Amendment 782 to the Sentencing Guidelines.

The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Howard v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  2. Christopher Covey v. Assessor of Ohio CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015
  3. United States v. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  4. United States v. Rick ContrerasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016

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