United States v. Rodrigo Aradanas

8 F.3d 30 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Rodrigo ARADANAS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-10578. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 20, 1993. * Decided Oct. 7, 1993. Before: FLETCHER, POOLE, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Rodrigo Aradanas appeals his 84-month sentence imposed following entry of his guilty plea for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). Aradanas contends that the district court erred by (1) calculating his offense level based upon the amount of pure methamphetamine rather than the amount of the mixture containing methamphetamine, and (2) not articulating a statutorily-prescribed method in its calculation of the purity of the methamphetamine. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review de novo the district court's application of the Sentencing Guidelines and…