Cardenas-Barrera
United States v. Cardenas-Barrera
Opinion
Opinion
933 F.2d 1016 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Julian CARDENAS-BARRERA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-50602. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 9, 1991. * Decided May 15, 1991. Before TANG, REINHARDT and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Julian Cardenas-Barrera appeals the district court's imposition of a thirty-month sentence after he pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). The appellant contends that he was entitled to a minimal participant reduction under the United States Sentencing Guidelines Sec. 3B1.2(a). This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm the sentence of the district court. BACKGROUND 3 Cardenas-Barrera was arrested on April 21, 1990, at the San Ysidro border inspection station when it was discovered that the car he was driving contained…