U.S. v. LENIEAR

No. 08-30199.

568 F.3d 779 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher LENIEAR, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan D. Beiswenger, Anchorage, AK, for the defendant-appellant.

Audrey J. Renschen (argued) and Jo Ann Farrington, Assistant United States Attorneys, and Nelson P. Cohen, United States Attorney, Anchorage, AK, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: W. FLETCHER, RONALD M. GOULD, and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.


TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:

Christopher Leniear appeals the district court's denial of his motion for a sentence reduction based on Amendment 706 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("U.S.S.G." or "Sentencing Guidelines"). Amendment 706 reduced by two points the base offense level assigned to each threshold quantity of crack cocaine listed in the U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1 Drug Quantity Table. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742...

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