Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Beverly SCOTT, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-11-30
Citations: 155 F. App'x 794
Docket Number: No. 03-20199
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Beverly SCOTT, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before GARZA, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 155
Pages: 794–795

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Beverly SCOTT, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 03-20199.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Nov. 30, 2005.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Mark Michael Dowd, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Brownsville, TX, Terri Raye Zimmermann Jacobs, Zimmermann & Lavine, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before GARZA, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
PER CURIAM:
This court affirmed the sentence of Beverly Scott. United States v. Scott, 112 Fed. Appx. 965 (5th Cir. Oct.19, 2004)(un-published). The Supreme Court vacated and remanded for further consideration in light of United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). Scott v. United States, — U.S. —, 125 S.Ct. 1712, 161 L.Ed.2d 519 (2005). We requested and received supplemental letter briefs addressing the impact of Booker.
Scott argues that the district court's application of sentencing guidelines adjustments based upon leadership role, minimal planning, and amount of loss violated the Sixth Amendment. Because Scott failed to raise this objection in the district court, her argument is reviewed for plain error only. See United States v. Mares, 402 F.3d 511, 520-21 (5th Cir.2005), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 126 S.Ct. 43, — L.Ed.2d — (2005). To meet plain error, Scott must show (1) error; (2) that is plain; and (3) that affects her substantial rights. Id. at 520.
In light of Booker, it is clear that the district court committed error that is plain. However, Scott fails to show that the error affected her substantial rights. She points to nothing in the record, and indeed upon independent review there is nothing in the record, indicating that the district court would have imposed a lower sentence under an advisory guidelines regime. See Mares, 402 F.3d at 522. Accordingly, Scott cannot meet her burden under the plain error standard.
Because nothing in the Supreme Court's Booker decision requires us to change our prior affirmance in this case, we reinstate our judgment affirming Scott's conviction and sentence.
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.