USA v. Guzman, No. 06-20339 (5th Cir. 2007)
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United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT April 17, 2007 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 06-20339 Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus TOMAS BARRIOS GUZMAN, also known as Tigre, Defendant-Appellant. -------------------Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:05-CR-433-ALL -------------------Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BENAVIDES, and PRADO, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Tomas Barrios Guzman appeals the sentence he received following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiring to transport illegal aliens for commercial advantage and private financial gain. He asserts that the district court erred in failing to give him a three-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility, in light of his timely admission of the elements of the offense and his apologies for his conduct. We have reviewed the record and the briefs of the parties and conclude that the district court did not clearly err in * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 06-20339 -2denying the reduction. See United States v. Angeles-Mendoza, 407 F.3d 742, 753 (5th Cir. 2005). The entry of a guilty plea does not entitle a defendant to a reduction as a matter of right. 1996). United States v. Flucas, 99 F.3d 177, 180 (5th Cir. Guzman s statements at sentencing did not show sincere contrition on [his] behalf for the wrongness of his conduct. United States v. Nguyen, 190 F.3d 656, 658 (5th Cir. 1999) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). Because Guzman has not shown clear error, we need not address the Government s contention that our review should be limited to the plain error standard. The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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