United States v. Garza

1 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 97-41319
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
ORLANDO GARZA, also known as Lar,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. B-96-CR-314-1
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January 31, 2000
Before DAVIS, DUHÉ, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:1
Orlando Garza (Garza) appeals his guilty-plea conviction for
conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute in excess of 1,000
kilograms of marijuana. Garza contends that the district court
erred in calculating the amount of drugs attributable to him.
Garza contends that the district court erred in calculating
the amount of marijuana attributable to him because the information
on which the district court relied did not possess sufficient
indicia of reliability. This court reviews a district court’s
factual findings concerning the quantity of drugs implicated by the
crime for clear error. United States v. Davis, 76 F.3d 82, 84 (5th

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Cir. 1996). Our review of the record reveals no clear error in the
district court’s finding that approximately 12,000 kilograms of
marijuana was attributable to Garza owing to the role he played in
the conspiracy.
AFFIRMED.

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