Villa-Bojorquez

United States v. Villa-Bojorquez

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74 F. App'x 807
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 9, 2003No. 03-30044; D.C. No. CR-02-30011-HOCalifornia231 words

Opinion

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MEMORANDUM **

Victoriano Villa-Bojorquez appeals his sentence following his guilty plea to one count of manufacturing more than fifty grams of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1) and (b)(l)(A)(vüi). Because the district court did not clearly *808 err in denying Villa-Bojorquez a sentence below the mandatory minimum under the “safety valve” provision of the Sentencing Guidelines, we affirm. See United States v. Franco-Lopez, 312 F.3d 984, 993 (9th Cir.2002).

To qualify for safety valve relief, VillaBojorquez had the burden to show by a preponderance of the evidence that he “has truthfully provided to the Government all information and evidence the defendant has concerning the offense.” U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2(5); see Franco-Lopez, 312 F.3d at 993 . The district court agreed with the government that Villa-Bojorquez had not been fully truthful about his drug offense. Villa-Bojorquez claimed that he had bought all the methamphetamine from one individual, and after converting it into another form, sold it back to that same individual. He does not claim on appeal that he made any profit from the transactions. Further, the telephone number he provided for his source (and…

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