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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ (Ma rch 25 , 20 10 ) Befo re TJ OFLAT, W ILSON an d P RYOR, Ci rcu itJu dg es . PER CURI AM:Marti n M ag an a-Be rn al ap pe al s h is sen te nc e o f 12 1 m on th s o f im pr is on m en t fo ll owi ng hi s p le a o f gu il ty to co ns pi racy to p os se ss with i nt en t t o d is tri bu te at le as t fi ve ki lo gr am s o f co cai ne , 21 U.S.C. §§ 84 1( b) (1 )(A)(i i), 8 46 ; 1 8 U.S.C. § 2,
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lau nd eri ng , id . § 1 95 6( h) . Mag an a-Be rn al arg ue s t ha t h e was en ti tl ed to a two -le ve l re du ct io n fo r hi s m in orrol e in th e co ns pi racy. W e aff irm. The pre se nt en ce i nv es ti ga ti on rep ort s ta te d t ha t M ag an a-Be rn al gu ard edon e of sev eral st as h h ou se s u se d b y a la rg e-s cal e dru g o rg an iz at io n t ha t i m po rte d i nt o Geo rg iam or e th an80 00 ki lo gr am s o f co cai ne an d e xp orte d t o M ex ic o m or e th an 15 5 m il li on do ll ars in pro ceed s. Th e rep ort at tri bu te d t o M ag an a-Be rn al th e 7 0 ki lo gr am s o f co cai ne rece iv edat t he st as h h ou se whi le he work edforth e or ga ni zat io n. Th e rep ort l is te d ato ta l o ffen se lev el of 3 4 a nd , bec au se Mag an aBern al ha d acri m in al hi st ory of I , th e rep ort p ro vi de d asen te nc in g rang e b etween 15 1 a nd18 8 m on th s o f im pr is on m en t. Mag an a-Be rn al ob

jecte d t o t he rep ort o n t wo g ro un ds . Mag an a-Be rn al arg ue d t ha t h e was en ti tl edto a reduc ti on fora m in orrol e b ecau se he was a

“ care take r” i ns te adof agu ardof t he st as h h ou se . Mag an a-Be rn al als o a rg ue d t ha t he was re sp on si bl e o nl y

for46 ki lo gr am s o f co cai ne be cau se he was i nc arce rat ed whe n 2 4 k il og ram s o f co cai ne were re cei ve d a t the st as h h ou se .

2The di stric t co urt o ve rru le d M ag an a-Be rn al ’s ob jecti on ab ou t the m in orrol e bu t s us ta in edhi s o bjec ti on ab ou t the am ou ntof c oc ai ne . The d is tri ctco urt cal cu la te d M ag an a-Be rn al ’s to ta l o ffen se lev el at 3 2 a nda gu id el in e ran ge be twee n 1 21 an d 1 51 m on th s o f im pr is on m en t. The di st ric t co urt i m po se d a
se nt en ce atth e lo w endof t he gu id el in e ran ge an d fi ve y ears of s up erv is edrel eas e. Mag an a-Be rn al was n oten ti tl edto a m in orrol e reduc ti on . Alth ou gh Mag an a-Be rn al was n ota le ad er o f th e co ns pi racy, his rol e was no t m in or . See U.S.S.G. § 3 B1 .2, cmt. n .5. Ma ga na -Berna l wi ll in gl y joi ne d alar ge -s cal e co ns pi racy to d is tri bu te co cai ne ; h e was res po ns ib le forgu ard in g ast as h h ou se th atrece iv ed70 ki lo gr am s o f co cai ne fordi st rib ut io n a ndpro ces se d ap pr ox im at el y

$8 18 ,50 0 i n d ru g p ro ceed s; an d h e p art ic ip at edinat l eas t two tra ns fers of d ru g p ro ceed s. Mag an a-Be rn al arg ue s t he di st ric t co urt re du cedth e am ou ntof d ru gs for whi chhe was h el d re sp on si bl e fro m 70 to 46 ki lo gr am s t o “ fita pr eco nc ei ve d
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ul a,” b utwe di sa gr ee. The di st ric t co urt re du cedth e am ou ntof drug s at tri bu tabl e to Mag an a-Be rn al to refl ectth e actua l quant it y pro ces se d a t the st as h h ou se whi le he was “ in ch arg e.” The di st ric t co urt d idno t cl earl y err b y fin di ng th atMag an a-Be rn al di d n otqu al ify for a r educ ti onin hi s s en te nc e. Mag an a-Be rn al ’s sen te nc e is AFFIRMED
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