United States v. Ernest Jack Hill

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Ernest Jack HILL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-30196. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 6, 1993. Decided June 25, 1993. 1 Before: PREGERSON, KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and INGRAM, Senior District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Ernest Jack Hill appeals his sentence imposed after he pled guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 111 and 1791(a)(2). Hill contends that the district court erred by (1) increasing his base offense level by three levels under U.S.S.G. § 2A2.4(b), (2) adding three points to his criminal history score under U.S.S.G. §§ 4A1.1(d) and (e), and (3) refusing to depart downward. 4 We have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3742 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 1294. We affirm. BACKGROUND 5 At all relevant times, Hill was a federal prisoner incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in…