United States v. Hassette

Opinion

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-21134 Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

VERSUS

HECTOR HASSETTE,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court For the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division (H-95-CR-142-44) August 15, 2001 Before EMILIO M. GARZA, STEWART, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Hector Hassette appeals his sentence following his conviction.

Hassette pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to

distribute in excess of 1000 kilograms of marijuana in violation of

21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A)(vii), and 846. He argues that

* 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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.

1 the district court erred by increasing his offense level pursuant

to United States Sentencing Guideline § 3B1.1(c) for his managerial

role in the conspiracy. We have reviewed the record, the briefs of

the parties, and the applicable law, and we discern no reversible

error. Hassette’s unsupported assertions of his lesser role in the

conspiracy do not satisfy his burden of demonstrating with rebuttal

evidence that the information contained in the presentence report

was inaccurate. See United States v. Alford, 142 F.3d 825, 831-32

(5th Cir.), cert. denied, 525 U.S. 1003 (1998). The district

court’s decision to increase Hassette’s offense level by two for

his managerial role in the offense was not clearly erroneous. See

United States v. Barreto, 871 F.2d 511, 512 (5th Cir. 1989).

AFFIRMED