United States v. Janine Yvette Rambo and Coretha Denise Shipes

981 F.2d 1260 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Janine Yvette RAMBO and Coretha Denise Shipes, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 92-50034, 92-50035. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 10, 1992. * Decided Dec. 16, 1992. Before FERGUSON, CANBY and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Janine Yvette Rambo and Coretha Denise Shipes appeal their sentences, following guilty pleas, for convictions of possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). Rambo and Shipes contend that the decision to prosecute them in federal court was vindictively motivated in violation of their due process rights and that therefore they should be sentenced according to state law. Rambo additionally argues that the district court erred in increasing her offense level under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1 based on her role as an organizer, leader, manager, or supervisor in…