United States v. Steven William Nelson

972 F.2d 1346 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Steven William NELSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30455. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 24, 1992. * Decided Aug. 27, 1992. Before BRUNETTI, RYMER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Steven William Nelson appeals his sentence under the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("U.S.S.G."), imposed following a guilty plea, for one count of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a). Nelson contends that the district court erred by counting four prior convictions separately pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 4A1.2 when calculating his criminal history score. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we vacate and remand. 3 We review de novo the district court's determination that prior convictions are unrelated under U.S.S.G. § 4A1.2, while we review for clear error the underlying factual findings. United…