United States v. Hampton

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 01-60266 Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus CHRISTOPHER O. HAMPTON, Defendant-Appellant. - - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi USDC No. 1:00-CR-4-1-D - - - - - - - - - - April 11, 2002 Before SMITH, DeMOSS, and PARKER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Christopher O. Hampton appeals from the sentence following his guilty-plea conviction for distribution and possession with intent to distribute in excess of five grams of a substance containing cocaine base. He argues that the district court erred by failing to apply an adjustment for acceptance of responsibility pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1 and by attributing an additional amount of cocaine base to him as relevant conduct. Because Hampton failed to file timely written objections on these bases in district court, we review his arguments only for plain * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 01-60266 -2- error. See United States v. Chung, 261 F.3d 536, 539 (5th Cir. 2001). Hampton has failed to show plain error regarding either issue. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.