United States v. Wilkins ( 2010 )


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  •                              UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 10-6464
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
    Plaintiff – Appellee,
    v.
    ANTHONY WILKINS, JR.,
    Defendant – Appellant.
    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern
    District of West Virginia, at Charleston.  John T. Copenhaver,
    Jr., District Judge. (2:07-cr-00149-1)
    Submitted:   July 27, 2010                 Decided:   August 6, 2010
    Before TRAXLER, Chief Judge, and WILKINSON and KEENAN, Circuit
    Judges.
    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Anthony Wilkins, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
    PER CURIAM:
    Anthony      Wilkins,   Jr.,     appeals       from    the     district
    court’s order denying his 
    18 U.S.C. § 3582
    (c)(2) (2006) motion
    in which he sought to have his sentence reduced beyond the two
    levels afforded by Amendment 706 to the Sentencing Guidelines.
    Wilkins’ contention that he is eligible for sentencing anew and
    application of Kimbrough v. United States, 
    552 U.S. 85
     (2007)
    (holding that district courts may consider the crack-to-powder-
    cocaine    guideline      sentencing   ratio   as    a    possible       basis   for
    variance from the guidelines) is without merit.                    See Dillon v.
    United States, 
    2010 WL 2400109
     (U.S. June 17, 2010) (No. 09-
    6338)     (“By   its     terms,   § 3582(c)(2)      does     not     authorize    a
    sentencing or resentencing proceeding,” it merely provides for
    modification of the term of imprisonment.); United States v.
    Dunphy, 
    551 F.3d 247
    , 251-53 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 
    129 S. Ct. 2401
     (2009).         We have reviewed the record and find no abuse
    of discretion and no reversible error.               Accordingly, we affirm
    for the reasons stated by the district court.                    United States v.
    Wilkins, No. 2:07-cr-00149-1 (S.D.W. Va. filed Mar. 4; entered
    Mar. 5, 2010).      We dispense with oral argument because the facts
    and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials
    before    the    court   and   argument    would    not    aid    the    decisional
    process.
    AFFIRMED
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Document Info

Docket Number: 10-6464

Judges: Traxler, Wilkinson, Keenan

Filed Date: 8/6/2010

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024