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Summary: IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED January 28, 2009 No. 08-10336 Summary Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee v. SILVIA SELENE FARIAS-SANDOVAL, also known as Gabriela Guerra Zamora, also known as Silvia Selena Farias-Sandoval Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:07-CR-166-1 Before JONES, Chief Judge, an
Summary: IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED January 28, 2009 No. 08-10336 Summary Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee v. SILVIA SELENE FARIAS-SANDOVAL, also known as Gabriela Guerra Zamora, also known as Silvia Selena Farias-Sandoval Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:07-CR-166-1 Before JONES, Chief Judge, and..
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
January 28, 2009
No. 08-10336
Summary Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
SILVIA SELENE FARIAS-SANDOVAL, also known as Gabriela Guerra Zamora,
also known as Silvia Selena Farias-Sandoval
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:07-CR-166-1
Before JONES, Chief Judge, and DENNIS and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Silvia Selene Farias-Sandoval pleaded guilty to possession with intent to
distribute more than 100 grams of heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1) and
(b)(1)(B). The district court sentenced Farias-Sandoval to 87 months in prison.
Farias-Sandoval argues for the first time on appeal that the district court erred
in calculating the drug quantity attributable to her as relevant conduct under
the Sentencing Guidelines.
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion
should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited
circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
No. 08-10336
Because Farias-Sandoval did not object in the district court to the drug
quantity attributed to her, our review is for plain error. United States v.
Rodriguez,
523 F.3d 519, 525 (5th Cir. 2008); United States v. Sparks,
2 F.3d
574, 589 (5th Cir. 1993). Questions of fact that the sentencing court could have
resolved upon proper objection at sentencing can never constitute plain error.
United States v. Lopez,
923 F.2d 47, 50 (5th Cir. 1991). Because a district court’s
determination of the quantity of drugs attributable to a defendant is a finding
of fact, see United States v. Vital,
68 F.3d 114, 120 (5th Cir. 1995) (drug quantity
attributable to defendant is a factual finding), Farias-Sandoval cannot show
plain error. See
Sparks, 2 F.3d at 589. Accordingly, the judgment of the district
court is AFFIRMED.
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