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Parties Involved:
Deodoro Antonio Granillo
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Michael J. Davis, United States District Judge for the District

of Minnesota.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-3661

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Minnesota.

Deodoro Antonio Granillo, also *

known as Jose Antonio Torres, * [UNPUBLISHED]

*

Appellant. *

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Submitted: October 20, 2004

Filed: October 26, 2004

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Before RILEY, McMILLIAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Deodoro Granillo appeals the sentence the district court1

 imposed after he

pleaded guilty to distributing 12 grams of cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C.

§§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B). Granillo argues that the district court erred in denying

him a minor-participant reduction under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2(b), because an unindicted

co-conspirator was far more culpable than Granillo.

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We conclude the district court did not clearly err in finding that Granillo does

not qualify for a minor-participant reduction. See United States v. Benford, 360 F.3d

913, 915 (8th Cir. 2004) (standard of review; defendant bears burden of

demonstrating entitlement to reduction); United States v. Bush, 352 F.3d 1177, 1182

(8th Cir. 2003) (merely showing defendant is less culpable than other participants is

not enough to entitle defendant to minor-participant reduction).

Accordingly, we affirm.

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Appellate Case: 03-3661 Page: 2 Date Filed: 10/26/2004 Entry ID: 1826190