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U.S. v. BERNABELA, 324 Fed.Appx. 266 (4th Cir. 2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vincent L. BERNABELA, a/k/a Wink, a/k/a Shaun Robinson, a/k/a Lee Alvin Sampson, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 08-8075.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.Submitted: April 23, 2009.
Decided: April 30, 2009.

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North

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Carolina, at Charlotte. Frank D. Whitney, District Judge. (3:01-cr-00148-FDW-4).

Vincent L. Bernabela, Appellant Pro Se. Amy Elizabeth Ray, Assistant United States Attorney, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Before MICHAEL, GREGORY, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Vincent L. Bernabela appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for reduction in sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) (2006). Bemabela’s contentions that the court could have considered a sentence below the amended guidelines range and that he was entitled to a full resentencing hearing under United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), are foreclosed by our decision in United States v. Dunphy, 551 F.3d 247 (4th Cir. 2009), petition for cert filed, ___ U.S.L.W. ___ (U.S. Mar. 20, 2009) (No. 08-1185). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the decision of the district court. We deny Bemabela’s motion for appointment of counsel and dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED.

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