Opinion ID: 12447
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Obstruction of Justice (Morgan)

Text: Morgan appeals the enhancement of his offense level by two points for obstruction of justice under U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1. The district court enhanced Morgan’s sentence under this guideline because it found that Morgan had given perjurious testimony at trial and that the testimony was material. We review U.S.S.G. § 22 3C1.1 enhancement findings for clear error. See United States v. Gray, 105 F.3d 956, 971 (5th Cir.) (citations omitted), cert. denied, 117 S. Ct. 1856 (1997). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Morgan,9 the district court did not clearly err in finding that Morgan committed perjury with respect to material trial testimony. Clearly, Morgan’s perjured testimony provided a sufficient basis for imposing an obstruction of justice enhancement. See United States v. Dunnigan, 507 U.S. 87, 113 S. Ct. 1111, 1114-17 (1993); Gray, 105 F.3d at 971; United States v. Storm, 36 F.3d 1289, 1295-97 (5th Cir. 1994), cert. denied, 514 U.S. 1084, 115 S. Ct. 1798 (1995); U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 comment. (n. 3(b)). D. Criminal History Categories (Jackson, Morgan) Both Morgan and Jackson argue that the district court should have departed downward because the criminal history category assigned to them overrepresents the seriousness of their criminal histories. See U.S.S.G. § 4A1.3. The record reflects that the district court exercised its discretion in refusing to adjust Morgan’s and Jackson’s criminal history categories. The district court did not refuse to depart in violation of law or because of a mistaken application of the guidelines, nor did it do so out of a mistaken belief that it lacked the power to do so. Under these circumstances, this court lacks jurisdiction to review the district court’s refusal to depart downward in calculating Morgan’s and Jackson’s criminal history 9 U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1. 23 categories. See United States v. Leonard, 61 F.3d 1181, 1185 (5th Cir. 1995); United States v. DiMarco, 46 F.3d 476, 477 (5th Cir. 1995); see also United States v. Sparks, 2 F.3d 574, 589 (5th Cir. 1993), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 1080, 114 S. Ct. 899 (1994).