United States v. Carlos Elias Quintanilla, United States of America v. Jose Garcia-Prieto

945 F.2d 409 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Carlos Elias QUINTANILLA, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose GARCIA-PRIETO, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 89-50352, 89-50354. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 7, 1991. Decided Oct. 2, 1991. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, D.W. NELSON and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * . 2 Quintanilla pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to conceal, harbor and transport aliens, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324 (a)(1). Under the circumstances, the Sentencing Guidelines called for a sentence of between four and ten months. The district court sentenced Quintanilla to 18 months incarceration to be followed by 3 years supervised release. Quintanilla appeals. We affirm. 3 Quintanilla argues the district court erred in departing upward from the Guideline range because the aggravating factor relied…