Opinion ID: 537191
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Santos's sentence.

Text: 43 Santos asks this court to modify his sentence downward. He argues that the district court failed to consider his actual role in the events as well as his history and character. Santos asserts that had the court considered these factors, it might have determined that he was a minor participant, justifying a lesser sentence, or that there were mitigating circumstances, warranting a downward departure. He also argues that he should not have been sentenced more severely on the conspiracy charges than he was on the substantive counts. 44 At his sentencing, the district court found that the evidence showed that Santos played an active, fully culpable role in the offenses. Given that he lay in wait, shot a federal agent, and was found by the jury to have intended to kill the agent, the finding that he was not less culpable than his co-defendants, see United States Sentencing Commission, Guidelines Manual [hereinafter Guidelines ], Sec. 3B1.2 (mitigating role), was not clearly erroneous. 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3742(e). Moreover, the district court gave Santos full credit for his clean record by calculating his criminal history at the lowest possible level. Guidelines, Secs. 4A1.1;5A Ch. 5, Pt. A (sentencing table). Further, Santos has no complaint because he was sentenced more severely on the conspiracy convictions than on the substantive convictions. See 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846. The sentences were within their respective guideline ranges, and we give deference to the district court's application of the guidelines to the facts. 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3742(e). Finally, insofar as Santos complains about the district court's failure to grant a downward departure, such decisions are not reviewable by this court. United States v. Colon, 884 F.2d 1550, 1552 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 110 S.Ct. 553, 107 L.Ed.2d 550 (1989). 45