Lopez-Uribe

United States v. Lopez-Uribe

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86 F. App'x 295
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 16, 2004No. 03-30097; D.C. No. CR-02-00123-BLWCalifornia330 words

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MEMORANDUM **

Aaron Lopez-Uribe appeals his 120-month sentence imposed following his guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742 , and we affirm.

Lopez-Uribe contends that the district court improperly denied him a “safety valve” sentence reduction pursuant to United States Sentencing Guidelines section 5C1.2, even though he made a full disclosure to the government concerning his offense. Specifically, Lopez-Uribe asserts that he met his initial burden and that the district court did not then properly shift the burden to the government to show the information he supplied was untrue or incomplete. The record supports a determination that Lopez-Uribe failed to assert relevant facts that were more likely true than not, see United States v. Montano, 250 F.3d 709, 713 (9th Cir.2001), and we conclude the district court did not clearly err in finding that Lopez-Uribe did not meet his burden. See United States v. Ajugwo, 82 F.3d 925, 929 (9th Cir.1996) (a “bare assertion that [a defendant] provided…

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