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Parties Involved:
Vanessa Trinidad Cabrera
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Harold D. Vietor, United States District Judge for the Southern

District of Iowa.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-3928

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Southern District of Iowa.

Vanessa Trinidad Cabrera, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: February 7, 2006 

Filed: February 16, 2006 

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Before MELLOY, FAGG, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Vanessa Cabrera appeals the 120-month statutory mandatory minimum

sentence the district court1

 imposed after she pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute

500 grams or more of a methamphetamine mixture and 50 grams or more of actual

methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 846.

Cabrera’s counsel has moved to withdraw, and in a brief filed under Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), he argues that, because United States v. Booker, 125

S. Ct. 738 (2005), made the Sentencing Guidelines advisory, the case should be

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remanded for resentencing so the district court can decide whether it will reduce

Cabrera’s Category II criminal history to Category I, thereby making her eligible for

“safety-valve” relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f).

Counsel’s argument is unavailing, because Cabrera did not contest the

assessment of her 3 criminal history points by objecting to the presentence report’s

assessment of those points for her prior sentences. See 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) (district

court may sentence below mandatory minimum if, inter alia, defendant does not have

more than 1 criminal history point); U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2(a)(1) (same); United States v.

Thorn, 413 F.3d 820, 823 (8th Cir.) (facts presented in PSR are deemed admitted

unless defendant objects to inclusion of those facts), cert. denied, 126 S. Ct. 637

(2005); United States v. Langmade, 236 F.3d 931, 931-32 (8th Cir. 2001) (per curiam)

(reduction of defendant’s criminal history category under U.S.S.G. § 4A1.3 does not

delete criminal history points for purposes of safety-valve relief; where defendant was

properly charged with 3 criminal history points under U.S.S.G. § 4A1.1, she did not

qualify for safety-valve reduction).

Having reviewed the record under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), we

find no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, we grant counsel’s motion to withdraw, and

we affirm.

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