United States v. Clay Brown, Jr.

892 F.2d 1047 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Clay BROWN, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. No. 89-10097. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 11, 1989. Decided Dec. 15, 1989. Before CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, BRUNETTI and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Clay Brown, Jr. appeals his conviction for criminal conspiracy and aiding and abetting in the sale of a stolen 1988 Chrysler automobile in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 , 371 (1982) and 18 U.S.C. § 2313 (1984). He also appeals the enhancement of his sentence under section 3B1.1(c) of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (1987) upon the finding that he was an "organizer, leader, manager, or supervisor" of a car theft ring. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 3 * In September 1987, Brown's co-defendant, Charlie Franklin, responded to a newspaper ad for an automobile part placed by FBI operative Joe Holmes.…