Opinion ID: 732155
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Heading: Determination of the Cocaine's Weight

Text: Smith alleges that the district court erred when it found that 5.025 kilograms of cocaine were involved in the offense. As discussed in the preceding section, the district court relied on the testimony of the DEA chemist in determining the weight. This testimony was essentially uncontroverted. Thus, the government met its burden of proof. See United States v. Bracy, 67 F.3d 1421, 1434 (9th Cir.1995) (for sentencing purposes, the government must prove the amount of drugs by a preponderance of the evidence). In making this factual finding, the court did not clearly err. See United States v. Asagba, 77 F.3d 324, 325 (9th Cir.1996) (providing standard of review).