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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bernardino GARCIA-ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 03-51283.
    Conference Calendar.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
    Decided Aug. 10, 2004.
    Diane D. Kirstein, Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    Judy Fulmer Madewell, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

We sua sponte withdraw our previous opinion in this case and substitute the following.

Bernardino Garcia-Alvarez appeals his sentence for possession with intent to distribute 50 kilograms or more of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. He argues that the waiver-of-appeal provision in his plea agreement is invalid and that the court clearly erred in denying him a two-level reduction in his offense level pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2(b).

At the guilty-plea hearing, the district court recited the terms of the plea agreement and explained the waiver-of-appeal provision. Garcia indicated that he understood. Thus, the waiver was knowingly and voluntarily made. See United States v. Melancon, 972 F.2d 566, 569-70 (5th Cir.1992).

Even if Garcia had not waived his right to appeal, this court would reject his claim that the district court misapplied the guidelines and clearly erred in determining that Garcia was not entitled to an adjustment based on his role in the offense. Garcia has not shown by a preponderance of the evidence that there was another person involved in the offense. See United States v. Brown, 54 F.3d 234, 241 (5th Cir.1995); U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2, comment. (n.2). Nor has he provided any evidence to rebut the probation officer’s finding that there was no information to substantiate or corroborate the existence of a more culpable person in this transaction. Therefore, it was not clear error for the court to adopt that finding. See Brown, 54 F.3d at 241.

AFFIRMED. 
      
       Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.
     
      
       The district court has now supplemented the record with a full transcript of the rearraignment proceeding, and neither party has filed a response or has moved for rehearing.