UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 00-10449
Summary Calendar
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
TERRY HAMPSTEN,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
(4:99-CR-152-1-P)
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February 26, 2001
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Terry Hampsten challenges his sentence, following his guilty-
plea conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Hampsten contends, for the
first time on appeal: the district court erred by relying on the
unsupported assertions of the probation officer and the Government
in finding the offense involved eight to 12 firearms and a
destructive device; and the number of firearms attributed to him,
and his alleged possession of an explosive device, were elements of
*
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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
the offense rather than sentencing factors and thus should have
been included in the indictment and proved beyond a reasonable
doubt.
Of course, Hampsten did not raise these issues in district
court, we review only for plain error. See, e.g., United States v.
Olano, 507 U.S. 725, 731 (1993). In order to satisfy this
standard, there must be an error that is plain, clear, or obvious,
and that affects a substantial right of the defendant. Id. at 734.
If these factors are met, we, in our discretion, may correct the
error if it seriously affects the fairness, integrity, or public
reputation of the judicial proceeding. Id. at 736.
Although the Government bore the burden of persuasion in this
matter, Hampsten submitted no evidence to the district court to
rebut the factual findings of the presentence report (PSR). See
United States v. Angulo, 927 F.2d 202, 205 (5th Cir. 1991); United
States v. Alfaro, 919 F.2d 962, 966 (5th Cir. 1990). A sentencing
court is not bound by the parties’ written stipulation of facts,
but may, with the aid of the PSR, “determine the facts relevant to
sentencing.” See U.S.S.G. § 6B1.4(d), p.s.; United States v.
Garcia, 902 F.2d 324, 326-27 (5th Cir. 1990).
Concerning the second issue, a fact used in sentencing that
does not increase a penalty beyond the statutory maximum need not
be alleged in the indictment and proved to a jury beyond a
reasonable doubt. United States v. Keith, 230 F.3d 784, 787 (5th
2
Cir. 2000), petition for cert. filed (U.S. 16 Jan. 2001) (No. 00-
8077).
Hampsten has not demonstrated error, plain or otherwise.
AFFIRMED
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