From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

United States v. Gross

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Jun 1, 2017
No. 16-7701 (4th Cir. Jun. 1, 2017)

Opinion

No. 16-7701

06-01-2017

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. JAMES ELMER GROSS, JR., a/k/a Man, a/k/a Grip, Defendant - Appellant.

James Elmer Gross, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Robert Reeves Harding, Christine Manuelian, Assistant United States Attorneys, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.


UNPUBLISHED

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, Senior District Judge. (1:02-cr-00201-JFM-3) Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and TRAXLER and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. James Elmer Gross, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Robert Reeves Harding, Christine Manuelian, Assistant United States Attorneys, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

James Elmer Gross, Jr., appeals the district court's order denying his motion for a sentence reduction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (2012) and Amendment 782 to the Sentencing Guidelines. "We review a district court's decision to reduce a sentence under § 3582(c)(2) for abuse of discretion and its ruling as to the scope of its legal authority under § 3582(c)(2) de novo." United States v. Muldrow, 844 F.3d 434, 437 (4th Cir. 2016). After reviewing the transcript from Gross' resentencing hearing, we conclude that the district court attributed to Gross one kilogram of heroin and five kilograms of cocaine and applied six levels of enhancements. See United States v. Gross, 199 F. App'x 219, 241 (4th Cir. 2006) (No. 03-4458). Applying Amendment 782 and the other enhancements used at resentencing, Gross' new Guidelines range is 188 to 235 months' imprisonment on the relevant counts of conviction. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual §§ 2D1.1(c)(5), 2E1.1(c)(2), ch. 5, pt. A (sentencing table) (2014). Because the district court varied downward and sentenced Gross to 180 months' imprisonment on the relevant counts, Gross is not eligible for a sentencing reduction. See USSG § 1B1.10(b)(1), p.s. & cmt. n.1(A).

Accordingly, we deny Gross' motion to appoint counsel and affirm the district court's order. 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


Summaries of

United States v. Gross

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Jun 1, 2017
No. 16-7701 (4th Cir. Jun. 1, 2017)
Case details for

United States v. Gross

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. JAMES ELMER GROSS, JR.…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Jun 1, 2017

Citations

No. 16-7701 (4th Cir. Jun. 1, 2017)