United States v. Guzman

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
April 17, 2007
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-20339
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
TOMAS BARRIOS GUZMAN, also known as Tigre,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:05-CR-433-ALL
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Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BENAVIDES, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Tomas Barrios Guzman appeals the sentence he received
following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiring to transport
illegal aliens for commercial advantage and private financial
gain. He asserts that the district court erred in failing to
give him a three-level reduction for acceptance of
responsibility, in light of his timely admission of the elements
of the offense and his apologies for his conduct.
We have reviewed the record and the briefs of the parties
and conclude that the district court did not clearly err in

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denying the reduction. See United States v. Angeles-Mendoza,
407 F.3d 742, 753 (5th Cir. 2005). “The entry of a guilty plea
does not entitle a defendant to a reduction as a matter of
right.” United States v. Flucas, 99 F.3d 177, 180 (5th Cir.
1996). Guzman’s statements at sentencing did not show “sincere
contrition on [his] behalf” for the wrongness of his conduct.
United States v. Nguyen, 190 F.3d 656, 658 (5th Cir. 1999)
(internal quotation marks and citation omitted). Because Guzman
has not shown clear error, we need not address the Government’s
contention that our review should be limited to the plain error
standard.
The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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