United States v. Charlie Burns, AKA Leo Burnes Churley, AKA Charley L. Burnes

972 F.2d 1343 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Charlie BURNS, aka Leo Burnes Churley, aka Charley L. Burnes, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30350. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 29, 1992. * Decided Aug. 7, 1992. Before TANG, BEEZER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Charlie Burns appeals his sentence under the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("Guidelines" or "U.S.S.G."), following a guilty plea, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1) and (b)(1)(B), use of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1), and possession of an unregistered firearm in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861 (d). Burns contends that the district court erred by denying him a two-level downward adjustment in his base offense level for acceptance of responsibility pursuant to…