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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Jose Luis GUZMAN-REYES, Defendant-Appellant
03-51199.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Jun 21, 2005.
Unpublished opinion
134 F. App'x 758
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Kenneth Allan Krohn, Law Offices of Kenneth A. Krohn, El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Wiener, Benavides, Dennis.
Unpublished
PER CURIAM: *

Jose Luis Guzman-Reyes (Guzman) appeals his sentence from a guilty plea conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana. 21 U.S.C. §§ 841, 846. Guzman argues that the district court committed clear error by failing to grant him a downward departure based upon § 5C1.2 of the Sentencing Guidelines.

This court reviews a district court’s refusal to apply the safety-valve provision, based on factual findings, for clear error. See United States v. Ridgeway, 321 F.3d 512, 516 (5th Cir.2003); see also United States v. Angeles-Mendoza, 407 F.3d 742, 753 (5th Cir.2005). The district court denied Guzman a downward departure pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2 based upon Guzman’s inconsistent answers over the course of numerous interviews with federal agents. The record supports the district court’s finding that Guzman was ineligible for a sentencing reduction under U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2(5). See Ridgeway, 321 F.3d at 516; see also Angeles-Mendoza, 407 F.3d at 753.

AFFIRMED.

*

Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.