United States v. Chris Edward Dillard

978 F.2d 716 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Chris Edward DILLARD, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30458. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 17, 1992. * Decided Nov. 2, 1992. Before BEEZER, NOONAN and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 We consider whether a sentence under the Federal Youth Correction Act is an "adult conviction" for the purposes of determining career offender status under the Sentencing Guidelines. 3 Upon accepting plaintiff Dillard's plea of guilty to bank robbery, the district court held he was a career offender under the United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines and sentenced him to 210 months imprisonment. Dillard appeals, arguing that the district court erred in counting a previous bank robbery conviction for which he was sentenced under the Youth Correction Act as an "adult conviction" for the purposes of the Guidelines. The Government argues that any…