United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT August 11, 2003
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 02-51320
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
KEVIN WILLIAMS,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
(SA-01-CR-310-1)
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Before WIENER, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Defendant-Appellant Kevin Williams was convicted on a charge
of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five
kilograms of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. He was
subsequently sentenced to serve 151 months imprisonment to be
followed by five years supervised release; and he was also ordered
to pay a special assessment. On appeal, Williams contests the
sufficiency of the evidence to support his conspiracy conviction,
and contends that the district court wrongfully enhanced his
*
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
sentence for obstruction of justice under § 3C1.1 of the Sentencing
Guidelines and wrongfully denied a reduction under the “safety
valve” provision of Guideline § 5C1.2.
We have carefully reviewed the record on appeal as well as the
facts and applicable law advanced by the parties in their
respective appellate briefs and their arguments before this panel.
As a result, we are convinced that the evidence presented to the
jury was more than sufficient to support a finding of guilt beyond
a reasonable doubt on the conspiracy charge; and we are equally
convinced that the sentencing court committed no reversible error
in enhancing Williams’s sentence for obstruction of justice and in
denying him a 2-level reduction under the safety valve provision of
the Guidelines. Williams’s conviction and sentence are, in all
respects,
AFFIRMED.