USA v. Johnny Clinton

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UNPUBLISHED OPINION FILED. [10-30310 Affirmed] Judge: JES , Judge: JLD , Judge: EBC. Mandate pull date is 11/16/2010 for Appellant Johnny Clinton; granting motion for summary affirmance filed by Appellee USA [6582717-2]; denying motion to extend time to file appellee's brief filed by Appellee USA [6582717-4] [10-30310]

USA v. Johnny Clintonase: 10-30310 C

Document: 00511275101 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/26/2010

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit FILED
N o . 10-30310 C o n fe r e n c e Calendar October 26, 2010 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk

U N IT E D STATES OF AMERICA, P la in t if f -A p p e lle e v. J O H N N Y CLINTON, D e fe n d a n t -A p p e lla n t

A p p e a l from the United States District Court fo r the Western District of Louisiana U S D C No. 5:98-CR-50036-10

B e fo r e SMITH, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges. P E R CURIAM:* A p p e a lin g the judgment in a criminal case, Johnny Clinton raises a r g u m e n t s that he concedes are foreclosed by United States v. Doublin, 572 F.3d 2 3 5 , 236-39 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 130 S. Ct. 517 (2009), which rejected the a r g u m e n t that United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005), applies in 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) proceedings and held that a district court may not reduce a sentence b e lo w the minimum provided in the amended Guidelines. After Clinton filed his

Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.

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Case: 10-30310 Document: 00511275101 Page: 2 Date Filed: 10/26/2010 No. 10-30310 b r ie f in this court, the Supreme Court held that Booker does not apply to § 3582(c)(2) proceedings. Dillon v. United States, 130 S. Ct. 2683, 2692 (2010). T h e Government's motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, its a lt e r n a t iv e motion for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the ju d g m e n t of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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