United States v. Emmanuel Moreno Dela

977 F.2d 592 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Emmanuel Moreno DELA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50411. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 22, 1992. * Decided Oct. 1, 1992. Before GOODWIN, D.W. NELSON and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM ** Emmanuel Moreno Dela appeals his sentence, imposed under the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("Guidelines" or "U.S.S.G."), following his plea of guilty to fifteen counts of using false identification to purchase weapons in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (a)(6). Dela claims the district court erred, first, by declining to group the counts of conviction for sentencing purposes pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3D1.2 and, second, by increasing his base offense level for obstruction of justice pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we vacate and remand. I. Grouping 1 We review de novo a district…