United States v. Alfredo Villafuerte

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892 F.2d 84·1989 WL 150612·1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 18781
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 12, 198989-50148California237 words

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892 F.2d 84 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfredo VILLAFUERTE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 89-50148. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1989. * Decided Dec. 12, 1989. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, BOOCHEVER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Villafuerte pled guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. The district court found that Villafuerte stored commercial quantities of methamphetamine, knowing that the package contained some kind of controlled substance, and made inconsistent statements to the police. Accordingly, the court found that Villafuerte was neither a minimal nor minor participant as defined by Sentencing Guidelines § 3B1.2. These findings are not clearly erroneous. See United States v. Sanchez-Lopez, 879 F.2d 541, 557 (9th Cir.1989). Villafuerte also raises several constitutional challenges to the sentencing…

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