Opinion ID: 778825
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Heading: Attribution of All the Drugs to Defendant

Text: 41 Culps argues that the district court failed to determine how much of the marijuana sold at the drug house was attributable to him as opposed to his brother, Roy Culps, Lewis and the others. A defendant convicted of maintaining a drug house is sentenced pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2D1.8, which provides that a defendant is sentenced for the amount of drugs involved in the underlying offenses that took place at the drug house as calculated pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1, unless the defendant did not participate in the underlying offenses. 6 U.S.S.G. § 2D1.8(a)(2). A defendant does not participate in the underlying offenses when his role is limited to allowing the use of the premises. Id. § 2D1.8, comment (n.1). The burden is on the defendant to establish that he did not participate personally in the underlying offenses. See United States v. Dickerson, 195 F.3d 1183, 1189-90 (10th Cir.1999). 42 Culps did more than allow his home to be used to sell drugs; he actually sold drugs himself. Indeed, he was convicted of two counts of distributing marijuana and one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Additionally, the government points out that in several of the other controlled buys, Roy Culps and the others would go into Culps' bedroom to retrieve the marijuana. Culps, therefore, failed to establish that he did not participate in the underlying offenses that took place at the residence. See id. (upholding district court's finding that defendant participated in underlying offenses where defendant was found to be in possession of drugs and additional drugs were found in his bedroom). Accordingly, Culps can be sentenced based upon the total amount of drugs sold at the drug house.