Opinion ID: 611597
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Heading: Denial of Downward Departure for Lesser Role

Text: 116 Plancarte-Raya argues that the district court erred in denying his request for a downward departure to make his sentence commensurate with those of his codefendants whom he argues were similarly culpable. Plancarte-Raya relies on 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(6), which states that district courts shall consider the need to avoid unwarranted sentence disparities among defendants with similar records who have been found guilty of similar conduct. 8 117 At sentencing the district court judge stated that while there may be an opportunity to exercise my discretion for departure in this case, I do not. [A] sentencing court's decision not to depart from the guidelines is not reviewable unless the decision resulted from a legal determination that the guidelines prevented departure. United States v. Brown, 985 F.2d 478, 480 (9th Cir.1993) (citing 18 U.S.C. § 3742(e)(2)). We have no jurisdiction to address Plancarte-Raya's argument that the disparity between his and two of his codefendants' sentences is fundamentally unfair because he was sentenced within the applicable guideline range. See id. 9 118 The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.