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Parties Involved:
Bulmaro Moreno-Meraz
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Ann D. Montgomery, United States District Judge for the

District of Minnesota.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-1038

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Minnesota.

Bulmaro Moreno-Meraz, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: January 3, 2007

Filed: January 8, 2007

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Before MURPHY, BYE, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Bulmaro Moreno-Meraz appeals the 108-month prison sentence imposed by the

district court1

 after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute

approximately two pounds of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C.

§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A). On appeal, Moreno-Meraz argues that the district court erred

in denying a minor-role reduction.

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The district court did not clearly err in denying the minor-role reduction

because Moreno-Meraz knowingly transported 848 grams of 97% pure

methamphetamine to a cooperating individual, and he had made a drug delivery to the

cooperating individual once before. See United States v. Bustos-Torres, 396 F.3d

935, 947-48 (8th Cir.) (district court’s factual determination of defendant’s role in

offense may be reversed only if it is clearly erroneous, and it is defendant’s burden to

prove role reduction is warranted), cert. denied, 545 U.S. 1109 (2005) and 126 S. Ct.

203 (2005); United States v. Zuleta, 427 F.3d 1082, 1085-86 (8th Cir. 2005) (per

curiam) (affirming denial of minor-role reduction where defendant acted as courier

on more than one occasion).

Accordingly, we affirm.

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