United States v. Pipkin

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-20602
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
TONY CHRISS PIPKIN,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. H-00-CR-4-1
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April 25, 2001
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Tony Chriss Pipkin appeals the sentence he received after he
pleaded guilty to the charge of being a felon in possession of a
firearm. Pipkin’s argument that the district court erred when it
increased his base offense level pursuant to U.S.S.G. §
2K2.1(1)(B) due to the number of firearms attributable to him
lacks merit given the evidence set forth in the Presentence
Report which linked Pipkin to the firearms. United States v.
Rome, 207 F.3d 251, 254 (5th Cir. 2000).
*
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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. 00-20602
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Pipkin’s argument that the district court erred when it
increased his base offense level by two for his role in the
offense pursuant to § 3B1.1(c) because there were no other
criminal participants lacks merit. See § 3B1.1, comment. (n.1);
United States v. Peters, 978 F.2d 166, 170 (5th Cir. 1992).
Pipkin’s sentence is AFFIRMED.