Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gary HOWARD, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-11-15
Citations: 670 F. App'x 344
Docket Number: No. 15-11205 Summary Calendar
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gary HOWARD, Defendant-Appellant
Judges: Before KING, DENNIS, COSTA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 670
Pages: 344–345

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gary HOWARD, Defendant-Appellant
No. 15-11205 Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Date Filed: 11/15/2016
Amber Michelle Grand, James Wesley Hendrix, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Douglas C. Greene, Sr., Greene Law Firm, P.C., Arlington, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, DENNIS, COSTA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Gary Howard appeals his 240-month, below-guidelines prison sentence for conspiring to possess intending to distribute a controlled substance. Specifically, he challenges sentencing enhancements he received under U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(12) for-maintaining a premises to distribute drugs and under U.S.S.G. § 3A1.2(c)(1) for assaulting a law enforcement officer.
After overruling Howard's objections to the guidelines calculations in the presen-tence report, the district court explained that it would impose the same sentence even if those rulings were incorrect. It reasoned that a 240-month sentence was warranted based on the quantity of drugs involved in the offense and Howard's other criminal conduct, including his role in running credit card scams. Accordingly, any error in applying the Guidelines would be harmless. See United States v. Gutierrez-Mendez, 752 F.3d 418, 430 (5th Cir. 2014); United States v. Ibarra-Luna, 628 F.3d 712, 714 (5th Cir. 2010).
AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.