U.S. v. AMADO

Nos. 15-6162 & 16-6041.

841 F.3d 867 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elias Vega AMADO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Filed November 14, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan M. Otto , Federal Public Defender, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Defendant-Appellant.

Steven W. Creager , Assistant United States Attorney ( Mark A. Yancey , Acting United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before GORSUCH, BALDOCK, and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.


Defendant Elias Vega Amado appeals two district court decisions denying his respective motions for reduction of sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Because these appeals do not require us to address the scope of the district court's authority under § 3582(c)(2), we review its decisions only for an abuse...

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