United States v. Steven John Squires

983 F.2d 1080 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 John SQUIRES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-30270. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 21, 1992. * Decided Dec. 30, 1992. Before TANG, NOONAN and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Steven John Squires appeals his sentence, imposed following a guilty plea, for possession of a destructive device in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5822 , 5861(c) and 5871. Squires contends that the district court erroneously calculated his criminal history score by counting two prior sentences separately pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 4A1.2. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we vacate and remand. 3 We review de novo a district court's determination that prior offenses are unrelated under section 4A1.2, while we review for clear error the underlying factual findings. United States v. Chapnick, 963 F.2d 224, 226 (9th…