United States of America v. Jason L. McCright

15-7600Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitDec 22, 2015

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 15-7600
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff – Appellee,
v.
JASON L. MCCRIGHT,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Newport News. Rebecca Beach Smith,
Chief District Judge. (4:09-cr-00022-RBS-TEM-1)
Submitted: December 17, 2015 Decided: December 22, 2015
Before DIAZ and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jason L. McCright, Appellant Pro Se. Robert Edward Bradenham,
II, Assistant United States Attorney, Newport News, Virginia,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
In November 2014, Jason L. McCright filed an 18 U.S.C.
§ 3582(c)(2) (2012) motion for a sentence reduction. Because
McCright was sentenced as a career offender, Amendment 782 to
the Sentencing Guidelines, which reduced the offense levels
applicable to drug offenses, did not have the effect of lowering
his applicable Guidelines range. The district court therefore
denied the motion. In September 2015, McCright filed a second
§ 3582(c)(2) motion, again seeking the benefit of Amendment 782.
The district court denied relief, and McCright now appeals.
As the district court correctly concluded that it lacked
authority to grant a motion to reconsider its ruling on a
§ 3582(c)(2) motion, see United States v. Goodwyn, 596 F.3d 233,
235-36 (4th Cir. 2010), we affirm the district court’s order.
We also deny McCright’s motion to appoint counsel. We dispense
with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before this court and
argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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