Opinion
No. 08-10612 Summary Calendar.
October 27, 2010.
Linda C. Groves, U.S. Attorney's Office, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Carlos Glaspie, Federal Correctional Institution Texarkana, Texarkana, TX, pro se.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:01-CR-173-1.
Before WIENER, PRADO, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
Carlos Glaspie, federal prisoner #27622-177, appeals the district court's denial of his motion to reduce his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Glaspie pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute in excess of 50 grams of cocaine base (crack) and to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to a term of 235 months in prison on the drug count and to a term of 120 months on the firearm count, the terms to run concurrently. Glaspie sought the reduction based on amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines that reduced the offense levels for crimes involving crack cocaine.
Liberally construed, Glaspie argues that his sentence is greater than necessary to achieve the goals of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) because the court gave inadequate weight to his post-incarceration conduct and over-stated the seriousness of his offense, his criminal history, and his potential danger to society. The decision whether to reduce a sentence under § 3582(c)(2) is reviewed for abuse of discretion. United States v. Evans, 587 F.3d 667, 672 (5th Cir. 2009), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 130 S.Ct. 3462, 177 L.Ed.2d 1064 (2010). Under that standard, we may not substitute our judgment for that of the sentencing court. See Gall v, United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). The district court did not abuse its discretion but gave due consideration to the motion as a whole and the § 3553(a) factors. See United States v. Whitebird, 55 F.3d 1007, 1010 (5th Cir. 1995); United States v. Shaw, 30 F,3d 26, 29 (5th Cir. 1994) (per curiam) (affirming the denial of a § 3582(c)(2) motion where "implicitly, the district court considered at least some of the factors set forth in § 3553(a)").
The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. The Government's motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and its alternate request for an extension of time in which to file a brief is DENIED.