Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan Hector GUEVARA, II, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-08-19
Citations: 290 F. App'x 696
Docket Number: No. 07-50971
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan Hector GUEVARA, II, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 290
Pages: 696–696

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan Hector GUEVARA, II, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-50971
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Aug. 19, 2008.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
M. Carolyn Fuentes, Henry Joseph Bemporad, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before GARZA, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Juan Hector Guevara, II appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction of possession with intent to distribute less than 50 kilograms of marijuana. Guevara argues that the district court erred in denying him an adjustment under U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1 for acceptance of responsibility.
The district court denied the downward adjustment due to Guevara's use of drugs while on pretrial release. The district court determined that Guevara's drug use was not excused by the fact that a tornado had struck and damaged the home where Guevara was staying. The district court's determination that Guevara's drug use was inconsistent with the acceptance of responsibility is not without foundation. See United States v. Juarez-Duarte, 513 F.3d 204, 211 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 128 S.Ct. 2452, 171 L.Ed.2d 248 (2008); United States v. Watkins, 911 F.2d 983, 984-85 (5th Cir.1990).
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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.