Court Opinion

ID: 7211934
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-24 21:27:18.592263+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:16:52.356742
License: Public Domain

MEMORANDUM **
Omar Vizcarra-Camacho appeals from his 51-month sentence and conviction by Jury trial for one count of conspiracy to import marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 & 960. Vizcarra-Camacho’s attorney has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and has moved to withdraw as counsel of record. VizcarraCamacho did not file a pro se supplemental brief.
Counsel has raised the potential issue of whether the district court erred by applying a four-level upward adjustment for a leadership role. We agree with counsel’s conclusion that the issue is without merit because the record shows that: VizcarraCamacho recruited over one-hundred drivers to smuggle marijuana across the boarder, Vizcarra-Camacho was responsible for paying the smugglers, and instructed them on how to carry out their tasks. See U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1 cmt. note 3 (stating that a leader organizer enhancement may be appropriate where a defendant exercises decision making authority, recruits accomplices, and otherwise exercises control over others); United States v. Berry, 258 F.3d 971, 977-78 (9th Cir.2001).
Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 83-84, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), reveals no further issues. Accordingly we GRANT counsel’s motion to withdraw, and AFFIRM the conviction and sentence.

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