United States v. Taylor

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-30343
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
ANGELA M. TAYLOR, also known as
Angela M. Daigle,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana
USDC No. 99-CR-20064-1
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December 13, 2000
Before DAVIS, STEWART, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Angela M. Taylor appeals the sentence imposed following her
guilty plea to theft or receipt of stolen mail matter.
She contends that the district court abused its discretion
in departing upward pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 4A1.3, which provides
for a departure when the defendant’s criminal history category
significantly underrepresents her history or the likelihood that
she may commit further crimes. We find no clear error in the
district court’s finding that Taylor’s criminal history category
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
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underrepresented the seriousness of her history. See United
States v. Laury, 985 F.2d 1293, 1310 (5th Cir. 1993). We also
perceive no abuse of discretion in the court’s decision to depart
on that basis. See id.
Taylor argues that, in any event, the extent of the district
court’s departure was unreasonable. We conclude that the court
did not abuse its discretion in this regard. See United States
v. Hawkins, 87 F.3d 722, 728 (5th Cir. 1996).
AFFIRMED.