U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1996

United States v. DeLeon

United States v. DeLeon
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided July 9, 1996

United States v. DeLeon

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 95-11073 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus MARIA D. DELEON, also known as Cha Cha, Defendant-Appellant.

- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:95-CR-87-3-A - - - - - - - - - - June 27, 1996 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BARKSDALE, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Maria DeLeon appeals her sentence from her guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin. DeLeon complains that the district court erred by enhancing her base offense level for her participation in the conspiracy as a manager and by relying on the Presentence Report as basis for its findings. We have reviewed the record and the

* Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4.

No. 95-11073 - 2 - briefs of the parties and hold that the district court’s findings were not clearly erroneous. See United States v. Watson, 988 F.2d 544, 550 (5th Cir. 1993), cert. denied 114 S. Ct. 698 (1994); U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1, comment. (n.4). Because DeLeon failed to present evidence to refute the findings of the Presentence Report, the district court did not err by relying upon it.

United States v. Ayala, 47 F.3d 688, 690 (5th Cir. 1995); United States v. Elwood, 999 F.2d 814, 817 (5th Cir. 1993).

AFFIRMED.

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