United States v. Tommy Griffin

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED October 20, 2009 No. 09-40216 Conference Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. TOMMY DEBELL GRIFFIN, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 4:05-CR-173-5 Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Tommy Debell Griffin raises arguments that are foreclosed by United States v. Doublin, 572 F.3d 235, 236-39 (5th Cir. 2009), petition for cert. filed (Sept. 21, 2009) (No. 09-6657), which rejected the argument 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 below the minimum provided in the amended Guidelines. * Pursuant to 5 TH C IR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5 TH C IR. R. 47.5.4. No. 09-40216 The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 2