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_________________________ ( M ay 2, 2007) B efo re A N D E R S O N , B A R K E T T an dW IL S O N , C i rcu i tJu d g es. P E R C U R I A M: S a nt os O r duni z ( “ O r duni z ” ) appe a l s hi s 120- m onth s e nt e nc e f orc ons pi r i ng2

t o pos s e s s w i th i nt e ntt o di s tr i but e f i ve ki l ogr a m s orm or e of c oc a i ne i n vi ol a t i on of 21 U . S . C . § 841( a ) ( 1) , ( b) ( 1) ( A ) ( i i ) ( I I ) , a nd 21 U . S . C . §846; a nd pos s e s s i ng f i ve or m ore ki l og ram s of c ocai ne i n v i ol at i on of 21 U . S . C . § 8 41 (a )( 1), (b)( 1)(A )( i i )( II ), and 1 8 U . S . C . § 2 . A tthe se nt enci ng hear i ng , the di stri ctcourtca l cul at ed O r duni z ’ s t ot a l a dj us t e d of f e ns e l e ve l a t25, w i th aC r i m i na l H i s t oryC a t e goryof I I I . O r di na r i l y , unde rthe G ui de l i ne s , thi s w oul d ha ve s ubj e c t e d O r duni z t o a s e nt e nc i ng r a nge of

70- 87 m onths . H ow e ve r , be c aus e am a nda t orym i ni m um s e n t e n c e ap p l i e d t o O r d u n i z ’ s o f f e n s e s p u r s u a n tt o 2 1 U . S. C. § 8 41 (b)( 1)(A )( i i )( II ), the di stri ctcourtse nt ence d O rdun i z t o the m andat ory m in im u m te rm o f

te n y e a r s . O n ap p e a l, O r d u n iz a r g u e s th a t th e d is tr ic t c o u rt e rr e db ys e n te n c in g h im to ate rm th a t w a s h ig h e rth a n th e ap p lic ab le S e n te n c in g G u id e lin e r a n g e . O r d u n iz no t es thathi s bas e off

ense l evel of 30 un der U . S . S . G . § 2 D 1. 1(a) (3) ( 20 03 ), w hi ch h e received b y o p erat i o n o f th e G u i d el i n es b ased o n h i s m i n o r-ro l e st atu s, h as a c orr e s pondi ng drug qua nt i tyl e ve l be l ow the drug qua nt i tyne c e s s a ryt o tr i gge rthe m a n d a to rym in im u m s e n te n c e o f te n y e a r s . S p e c if

ic a lly , le v e l 3 0 c o rr e s p o n d s to

“ atl east3 . 5 K G b u tl ess th an 5 K G , ” w h i ch i s l ess th an th e am o u n t(5 k i l o g ram s) n e c e s s a ryto tr ig g e rth e m a n d a to rym in im u m o f te n y e a r s . U .S .S .G . § 2 D 1 .1 ( c ) ( 5 ) . O r d u n iz ap p e a r s to a r g u e th a t th e m a n d a to rym in im u m s h o u ldth e r e f o r e n o t ap p ly .3

O rd u n i z d i d n o trai se i n th e d i stri ctco u rth i s arg u m en tth atth e b ase o ffen se l evel of 30 corr es po nd s t o a l ow erqu ant i ty of drugs and thu s r equi re s ase nt ence bel ow the m andat ory m i ni m um . T here fore , w e r evi ew i tfor pl ai n err or. See U ni te d State s v . R aad , 4 0 6 F. 3 d 1 3 2 2 , 1 3 2 3 ( 1 1 th Ci r . 2 0 0 5 ) ( p e rc u r i a m) ( a r g u m e n t r e v ie w e d f

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je c t b e lo w ) . T h u s, O rd u n i z m u stp ro v e th at“ (1 ) th ere i s an erro r; (2 ) th ati s p l ai n o r o b v i o u s; ( 3) a f f e c t i ng [ hi s ] s ubs t a nt i a l r i ght s i n tha ti tw a s pr e j udi c i a l a nd notha rm l e s s ; a nd (4) thatse ri ou sl y a ff

ec t s the fa i rnes s, i nt egri ty, or pu bl i c r eput at i on of the j ud i ci al proceedi ng s. ” I

d. a t1323 ( q u o ta tio n m a rk s a n dc ita tio n s o m itte d ) . U pon r e vi e w of the pr e s e nt e nc e i nve s t i ga t i on r e porta nd s e nt e nc i ng tr a ns c r i pt , a nd upon c o n s id e r a tio n o f

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in dn o p la in e rr o r . A c c or di ng t o the G ui de l i ne s , “ [ w ] he r e as t a tut or i l yr e qui r e d m i ni m um se nt ence i s gre at erthan the m axi m um of the appl i cabl e gui de l i ne r a nge , the st atut ori l y r equi re d m i ni m um se nt ence shal l be th e g u i d e l i n e s e n t e n c e . ” U. S . S . G. § 5 G 1 .1 ( b ) ( 2 0 0 3 ) ( e m p h a s is a d d e d ) . H e r e , O r d u n iz p le dg u iltyto c o n s p ir in g to pos s e s s a nd pos s e s s i ng 5 ki l ogr a m s orm or e i n vi ol a t i on of 18 U . S . C . § 2; 21 U .S .C . § 8 4 1 ( a ) ( 1 ) , ( b ) ( 1 ) ( A ) ( ii) ( I I ) ; a n d2 1 U .S .C . § 8 4 6 . U n d e rth e ap p lic ab le penal ty provi si on , offe nses i nv ol vi ng 5 k i l og ram s or m ore of c ocai ne tri gg era m a n d a to rym in im u m s e n te n c e o f te n y e a r s . 2 1 U .S .C . § 8 4 1 ( b ) ( 1 ) ( A ) ( ii) ( I I ) .4

T here fore the corre ctca l cul at i on of O rdun i z’ s gui del i ne rang e y i el ded a se nt ence of 120 m onths ’ i m pr i s onm e ntbe c aus e hi s s t a tut orym i ni m um s e nt e nc e w a s 120 m o n th s . See U . S . S . G . § 5G 1. 1( b) . I ti s undi s put e d tha tO r duni z di d notqua l i f yf or as a f e tyva l ve r e duc t i on unde r18 U . S . C . § 3553( f ) , w hi c h w oul d a l l ow s e nt e nc i ng w i thoutr e ga r d t o am a nda t orym i ni m um , a nd the gove rnm e ntdi d notm ove f orthe d i s tr i c tc o u rtt o r e c o g n i z e s u b s t a n t i a l a s s i s t a n c e b yO r d u n i z u n d e r1 8 U . S. C. § 3553( e ) . T he r e f

or e , the di s tr i c tc ourtpr ope r l yappl i e d the m a nda t orym i ni m um sen t en ce an d d i d n o tp l ai n l y err i n sen t en ci n g O rd u n i z t o a t erm o f t en years’ im p r is o n m e n t. A c c o r d in g ly , w e a f f irm . AF F I RME D.