United States v. Jose R. Ramirez

995 F.2d 234 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jose R. RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-30356. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 25, 1993. * Decided June 1, 1993. Before: HUG, WIGGINS, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jose Rene Ramirez appeals his sentence of 124 months, imposed for the second time under the United States Sentencing Guidelines (Guidelines), following his conviction by guilty plea, for conspiring to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (b)(1)(B)(ii). We remanded this case in 1992 for the district court to consider, in light of United States v. Bachiero, 969 F.2d 733 (9th Cir.1992) (per curiam), whether Ramirez' prior convictions for assault and driving while intoxicated were "related" pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 4A1.2. On remand, the district court stood by its original finding that Ramirez' prior convictions…