Opinion ID: 680476
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Heading: Denial of Acceptance of Responsibility for Perjury

Text: 15 Based on his finding that Fuller committed perjury at the sentencing hearing, Judge Miller did not err in denying the two-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility. The Guidelines note that acceptance of responsibility includes truthfully admitting the conduct comprising of the offense(s) of conviction. U.S.S.G. Sec. 3E1.1, comment. (n. 1(a)). Fuller failed to truthfully admit the source of his cocaine. This court has consistently held that the district court may deny a reduction for acceptance of responsibility to a defendant who commits perjury. See United States v. Evans, 27 F.3d 1219, 1233 (7th Cir.1994) (defendant who denied his guilt at sentencing and interview with probation officer not entitled to acceptance of responsibility reduction); United States v. Wagner, 996 F.2d 906, 915 (7th Cir.1993), cert denied 114 S.Ct. 720 (no acceptance of responsibility reduction for defendant who lied in proffer to police); United States v. Corn, 956 F.2d 135, 137 (7th Cir.1992), cert denied 112 S.Ct. 1574 (defendant who lied at trial did not accept responsibility). 16 In conclusion, Judge Miller did not commit clear error by denying Fuller a two-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility. Thus, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED