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Parties Involved:
Jozabet Castro-Garzon
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp, United States District Judge for the

District of Nebraska.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-4445

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United States of America, *

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Plaintiff - Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* District of Nebraska.

Jozabet Castro-Garzon, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Defendant - Appellant. *

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 Submitted: June 15, 2006 

 Filed: June 21, 2006 

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Before BYE, LAY, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

A jury found Jozabet Castro-Garzon guilty of conspiracy to distribute 500

grams or more of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. At sentencing,

the district court1

 found Castro-Carzon accountable for fifteen kilograms or more of

methamphetamine. It thus sentenced him to 188 months, a five-year term of

supervised released, and ordered him to pay a $100 special assessment. CastroGarzon’s sole contention on appeal is the district court violated his Sixth Amendment

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right to jury trial by refusing to have the jury determine the quantity of

methamphetamine involved in the conspiracy. 

Castro-Garzon’s claim is without merit. Under an advisory guidelines system,

the court’s determination of drug quantity for sentencing purposes by a preponderance

of the evidence does not violate the Sixth Amendment. See, e.g., United States v.

Tabor, 439 F.3d 826, 830 (8th Cir. 2006). Therefore, we affirm.

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