IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-20171 c/w
No. 96-20172
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JULIAN CORONADO MATA, a/k/a Junior Sanchez,
a/k/a Junior,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC Nos. CR-H-94-288-3 and CR-H-95-252-1
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December 23, 1996
Before SMITH, DUHÉ, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Julian Mata, Jr., pleaded guilty to an indictment charging
him with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute
marijuana and to an information charging him with being a felon
in possession of a firearm. Mata contends that the district
court abused its discretion in departing upward from the
guideline imprisonment range. Based upon a careful review of the
record and the briefs, we hold that the district court did not
abuse its discretion. See Koon v. United States, 116 S. Ct.
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Pursuant to Local Rule 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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 Local Rule 47.5.4.
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2035, 2045 (1996). The convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.