United States v. Alex Kopeikin

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Alex KOPEIKIN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-30326. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 25, 1993. * Decided June 2, 1993. Before: HUG, WIGGINS and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Alex Kopeikin appeals his sentence of 21 months imprisonment and two years supervised release, which the district court imposed after he pled guilty to possession of unregistered firearms in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5841 and 5861. Kopeikin challenges the district court's denial of his request for a downward departure from the applicable sentencing guidelines. We reject his contentions and therefore dismiss this appeal. 3 Kopeikin argues that it is not clear whether the district court believed it had no authority to depart downward or whether it exercised its discretion not to depart. He also argues that even if the district court did exercise…