United States v. Taylor ( 1996 )

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 95-40773
Conference Calendar
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
RODERICK KENYARDEN TAYLOR,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:95-CR-59
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April 16, 1996
Before DUHÉ, DeMOSS, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Roderick Kenyarden Taylor appeals his sentence for
misprision of a felony. He argues that he was effectively denied
his right to counsel during the presentence interview. This
argument is without merit. See United States v. Bounds, 985 F.2d
188, 194 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 114 S. Ct. 135 (1993). Taylor
also argues that the district court erred by refusing to adjust
his offense level for acceptance of responsibility. In light of
the district court's findings -- Taylor denied his criminal
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
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involvement during the presentence interview and Taylor
understood the interview questioning -- and in light of the
deferential standard of review, the district court did not
clearly err. See United States v. Vital, 68 F.3d 114, 121 (5th
Cir. 1995).
AFFIRMED.