United States v. Ausencio Lara-Acosta

5 F.3d 542 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Ausencio LARA-ACOSTA Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-10593. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 14, 1993. Decided Sept. 15, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court, for the District of Nevada, D.C. No. CR-91-00260-LDG; Lloyd D. George, District Judge, Presiding. D.Nev. AFFIRMED. Before: GOODWIN, NORRIS, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Ausencio Lara-Acosta appeals a sentence of 15 years imposed pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924 (e). We affirm. 3 Section 924(e) mandates a minimum sentence of 15 years for the illegal possession of a firearm by anyone with three prior convictions for violent felonies or serious drug offenses. Lara-Acosta argues that two of the three necessary predicate convictions should have been counted as one conviction for purposes of 924(e). The district court's…