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Summary: IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED April 15, 2008 No. 07-40404 Conference Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee v. RECO DAMON MCGENSY Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 5:06-CR-1335-1 Before PRADO, OWEN, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Reco Damon McGensy was convicted of two counts of transpo
Summary: IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED April 15, 2008 No. 07-40404 Conference Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee v. RECO DAMON MCGENSY Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 5:06-CR-1335-1 Before PRADO, OWEN, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Reco Damon McGensy was convicted of two counts of transpor..
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
April 15, 2008
No. 07-40404
Conference Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
RECO DAMON MCGENSY
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 5:06-CR-1335-1
Before PRADO, OWEN, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Reco Damon McGensy was convicted of two counts of transporting illegal
aliens within the United States for financial gain and was sentenced to serve 30
months in prison. McGensy argues on appeal that he was entitled to a two-level
reduction pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2(b) based upon his role in the offense.
McGensy contends that he was significantly less culpable than other
participants because he was not the owner or driver of the tractor-trailer in
which the aliens were found and because his mental state constituted an
*
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should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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. 07-40404
impediment to his ability to reason or take a leadership role in the offense. The
evidence presented at trial and in the presentence report indicated that
McGensy may have participated in the decision to transport the aliens, that he
concealed the aliens, and that he gave the aliens advice to facilitate their
concealment. Accordingly, the district court’s finding that McGensy was not
entitled to this minor-role adjustment is plausible in light of the record as a
whole. See United States v. Villanueva,
408 F.3d 193, 203 & n.9 (5th Cir. 2005).
Because McGensy has shown no error in the district court’s judgment, that
judgment is AFFIRMED.
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