Opinion ID: 551535
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Heading: J. Smith: 28 years imprisonment, six years special parole;

Text: 74 Samuel Smith: 20 years imprisonment on each of the two counts of conviction, to run concurrently, and a committed fine of $8,000. 75 A. REFERENCE IN PRESENTENCE REPORT TO A.J. SMITH AS AN ENFORCER 76 At the sentencing hearing A.J. Smith objected to the description in the presentence report of him as an enforcer for the underlying conspiratorial organization who bore the responsibility of motivating payment of debts for narcotics. The government, relying upon evidence at trial, pointed out that several weapons had been seized from his car and from a house at which he had been residing, as had photographs showing Smith brandishing firearms. He had weapons at his house and in his car throughout the period charged in the indictment. In addition, Smith had told undercover agents that someone had stolen a kilogram of his cocaine, that he intended to seek revenge, and that he had the firepower to do so. The district court overruled Smith's objection to this aspect of the presentence report. 77 As with all factual findings under the guidelines, this determination is entitled to deference and can be reversed only if it is clearly erroneous. U.S. v. Rowland, 906 F.2d 621, 623 (11th Cir.1990) (citations omitted). The specific physical evidence mentioned above, the evidence that the defendant was willing to use firearms aggressively in pursuit of his goals, and the evidence adduced at trial regarding A.J. Smith's participation in this conspiracy suffice to show that the district court was not clearly erroneous in finding Smith was an enforcer for the organization. 78