Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Arquimedes MORBAN, Defendant-Appellant, Rafael GUZMAN-CASTILLO, Evelyn Gonzalez, Defendants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-05-11
Citations: 96 F. App'x 769
Docket Number: No. 03-1624
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Arquimedes MORBAN, Defendant-Appellant, Rafael GUZMAN-CASTILLO, Evelyn Gonzalez, Defendants.
Judges: PRESENT: FEINBERG, MESKILL and CABRANES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 96
Pages: 769–770

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Arquimedes MORBAN, Defendant-Appellant, Rafael GUZMAN-CASTILLO, Evelyn Gonzalez, Defendants.
No. 03-1624.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
May 11, 2004.
Alan M. Nelson, Lake Success, NY, for Appellant.
Jonathan S. Abernethy, Assistant United States Attorney (David N. Kelley, United States Attorney, on the brief; Gary Stein, Assistant United States Attorney), United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY, for Appellee, of counsel.
PRESENT: FEINBERG, MESKILL and CABRANES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
Pursuant to defendant's guilty plea, the District Court sentenced defendant to 87 months of imprisonment, which the Court then adjusted to 60 months under U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3(b) for time defendant had already served in New York State custody on a related conviction. On appeal, defendant argues that the Court erroneously denied him (1) a minor role adjustment pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2(b) and (2) a downward departure on the combined bases of family circumstances and the aberrant nature of his conduct.
We have considered defendant's first argument on appeal, and we find that it is without merit. With respect to appellant's second argument, it is well settled that a district court's denial of a downward departure is not appealable, see, e.g., United States v. Brovm, 98 F.3d 690, 692 (2d Cir.1996) (citation omitted), and defendant's arguments that this case presents an exception to that rule are unavailing. Accordingly, the judgment of the District Court is AFFIRMED insofar as the Court denied defendant a minor role adjustment, and defendant's appeal is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction insofar as it seeks review of the District Court's denial of a downward departure.