United States v. Sadri Merovci, AKA Sammy Sadri Merovci

2 F.3d 1159 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Sadri MEROVCI, aka Sammy Sadri Merovci, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10046. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 21, 1993. * Decided Aug. 4, 1993. Before BROWNING, TANG and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Sadri Merovci appeals his conviction and sentence of 57 months, imposed following a jury trial, for three counts of mailing threatening communications in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 876 . Merovci claims the district court erred, first, by denying his motion for acquittal, and, second, by adjusting his offense level upward based upon the victim's vulnerability, pursuant to U.S.S.G. Sec. 3A1.1. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and we affirm. A. Motion for Acquittal 3 We review the denial of a motion for acquittal under the same standard as we review challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence. United States v.…