United States v. Campbell

United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT October 12, 2006
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 05-41290
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
MICHAEL WAYNE CAMPBELL,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:04-CR-27
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Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Michael Wayne Campbell appeals from his guilty-plea conviction
for mailing threatening communications to a United States judge, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 876(c). Campbell argues that the district
court violated the principles of United States v. Booker, 543 U.S.
220 (2005), and Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 (2004), by
making findings at sentencing based on a preponderance of the
evidence that increased his guideline range. The district court
was entitled to find by a preponderance of the evidence all facts
necessary to calculate the guideline range, and there was no Sixth
*
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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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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Amendment error. See United States v. Johnson, 445 F.3d 793, 798
(5th Cir.), cert. denied, 126 S. Ct. 2884 (2006); United States v.
Mares, 402 F.3d 511, 519 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 126 S. Ct. 43(2005).
Campbell also argues that the district court erroneously
calculated his criminal history points and criminal history
category because it failed to treat a prior conviction for escape
and a prior conviction for aggravated robbery as related. He
argues that the offenses occurred on the same day and that he was
sentenced to concurrent terms in the same proceeding. Campbell has
failed to show that these offenses were consolidated in state court
or that the offenses had a close factual relationship, and the
district court did not err. See United States v. Bryant, 991 F.2d
171, 177-78 (5th Cir. 1993); United States v. Ainsworth, 932 F.2d
358, 361 (5th Cir. 1991); U.S.S.G. § 4A1.2, comment. (n.3). We
also note that Campbell’s criminal history category would have been
the same even if the offenses had been considered related because
the district court determined Campbell was a career offender. See
U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1(b).
Finally, Campbell argues that the district court erroneously
denied him a reduction for acceptance of responsibility.
Approximately two weeks after pleading guilty to threatening a
United States District Court judge, Campbell sent another
threatening letter to the judge. The district court’s conclusion
that Campbell failed to show a withdrawal from criminal conduct was
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not without foundation. See United States v. Franks, 46 F.3d 402,
406 (5th Cir. 1995).
AFFIRMED.