United States v. John A. Manuel

996 F.2d 1229 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. John A. MANUEL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30232. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 7, 1993. * Decided June 15, 1993. Before WRIGHT, FARRIS and D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 2 John A. Manuel appeals his sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines following his guilty plea conviction for assault resulting in serious bodily injury in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 113 (f). We have jurisdiction over the timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm. DISCUSSION 3 Manuel argues that the district court erred in increasing his base offense level by four, pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2A2.2(b)(3)(B), for the infliction of serious bodily injury. Manuel suggests that it was error to classify the bodily injury sustained as "serious" because the injury did not involve "extreme physical pain or the impairment of a…