United States v. Roger Dale Self, Tina Annette Batson and Norma Thiel

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Roger Dale SELF, Tina Annette Batson and Norma Thiel, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 89-10135 to 89-10137. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 16, 1989. Decided Dec. 21, 1989. Before SCHROEDER, NELSON and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Roger Self, Tina Batson and Norma Thiel were all convicted of related drug offenses and here challenge their sentences imposed pursuant to the sentencing guidelines. 3 Self contends that the district court abused its discretion in denying his request for a downward departure. He urged that he was only a minor or minimal participant in the criminal conduct. Self did not, however, make any specific factual assertions which would have contradicted the presentence report. The supplemental report which the district court requested, showed that Self was equally culpable with most of the…