U.S. v. PATINO-CARDENAS

No. 94-20914.

85 F.3d 1133 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edid PATINO-CARDENAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 10, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome Godinich (Court Appointed), Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Alice Ann Burns, Katherine L. Haden and James L. Powers, Asst. U.S. Attys., Paula C. Offenhauser and Gaynelle Griffin Jones, U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and EMILIO M. GARZA and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

Edid Patino-Cardenas (Patino) pleaded guilty in federal district court to transporting an alien within the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii). He appeals his sentence only, challenging: (1) the district court's failure to adjust downward two-points for acceptance of responsibility, and (2) the district court's two-point enhancement based on Patino's role in the offense. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand...

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