United States v. Adams

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 96-20791 Summary Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus CALVIN RAY ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant. - - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston USDC No. CR H-94-282-4 - - - - - - - - - - June 12, 1997 Before SMITH, DUHÉ, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Calvin Ray Adams appeals his sentence for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and distribution of crack cocaine. He argues that the district court erred by denying him a third-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility. He also argues that the court erred in calculating his criminal * Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4. No. 96-20791 - 2 - history because a prior probation revocation for which he received two criminal history points was uncounselled. Any error in the district court’s denial of the third-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility was harmless because the court sentenced Adams to the statutory mandatory minimum sentence of 120 months of imprisonment. See United States v. Tello, 9 F.3d 1119, 1129 (5th Cir. 1993). Regarding the criminal history calculation under the guidelines, Adams had no right to challenge collaterally the prior probation revocation and sentence. See U.S.S.G. § 4A1.2, comment (n.6)(Nov. 1995). AFFIRMED.