United States v. Manuel (Nmi) Garcia

999 F.2d 545 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Manuel (NMI) Garcia, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50675. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 6, 1993. * Decided July 13, 1993. Before TANG, POOLE and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Manuel Garcia appeals his 210-month sentence imposed following entry of a guilty plea to bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a). Garcia contends that the district court abused its discretion by denying his request for a one-week continuance so that he could be sentenced under the 1992 Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review the district court's decision to deny a continuance for clear abuse of discretion. United States v. Lewis, 991 F.2d 524, 528 (9th Cir.1993). The district court clearly abuses its discretion only where the denial of the continuance was…