Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Bulmaro MORENO-MERAZ, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-01-08
Citations: 211 F. App'x 539
Docket Number: No. 06-1038
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Bulmaro MORENO-MERAZ, Appellant.
Judges: Before MURPHY, BYE, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 211
Pages: 539–539

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Bulmaro MORENO-MERAZ, Appellant.
No. 06-1038.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: Jan. 3, 2007.
Filed: Jan. 8, 2007.
Jeffrey S. Paulsen, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellee.
Bulmaro Moreno-Meraz, Waseca, MN, pro se.
Jenny Chaplinski, Chaplinski Law Office, St. Cloud, MN, for Appellant.
Before MURPHY, BYE, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.
[UNPUBLISHED]

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Bulmaro Moreno-Meraz appeals the 108-month prison sentence imposed by the district court after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute approximately two pounds of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A). On appeal, Moreno-Meraz argues that the district court erred in denying a minor-role reduction.
The district court did not clearly err in denying the minor-role reduction because Moreno-Meraz knowingly transported 848 grams of 97% pure methamphetamine to a cooperating individual, and he had made a drug delivery to the cooperating individual once before. See United States v. Bustos-Torres, 396 F.3d 935, 947-48 (8th Cir.) (district court's factual determination of defendant's role in offense may be reversed only if it is clearly erroneous, and it is defendant's burden to prove role reduction is warranted), cert. denied, 545 U.S. 1109, 125 S.Ct. 2557, 162 L.Ed.2d 284 (2005) and — U.S. -, 126 S.Ct. 203, 163 L.Ed.2d 179 (2005); United States v. Zuleta, 427 F.3d 1082, 1085-86 (8th Cir. 2005) (per curiam) (affirming denial of minor-role reduction where defendant acted as courier on more than one occasion).
Accordingly, we affirm.
. The Honorable Ann D. Montgomery, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.