United States v. Juan Acevedo-Ramirez

996 F.2d 1228 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Juan ACEVEDO-RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50735. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 8, 1993. * Decided June 17, 1993. Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Juan Acevedo-Ramirez appeals his 12-month sentence imposed under the United States Sentencing Guidelines following a guilty plea to conspiracy and transferring false identification documents in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 , 1028(a)(2). Acevedo-Ramirez contends that the district court erred by denying him a downward adjustment in his offense level pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2 for his role as a minor participant in the offenses. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 3 We review for clear error a district court's determination that a defendant does not qualify as a minor participant under section §…