United States v. Elmo Sanchez Abad
Opinion
Opinion
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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Elmo Sanchez ABAD, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50059. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 5, 1993. * Decided Oct. 1, 1993. Before: CHOY, GOODWIN, and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges: 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Elmo Sanchez Abad appeals his sentence imposed under the Sentencing Guidelines. Although he received a two-level reduction in his offense level for acceptance of responsibility under U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1(a) (1992), he contends on appeal that the district court erred by denying him the additional one-level reduction provided by section 3E1.1(b). We reject his contention and affirm. 3 To qualify for the three level reduction, a defendant must have "timely provid[ed] complete information to the government concerning his own involvement in the offense" or "timely notif[ied] authorities of his intention to enter a plea of guilty, thereby permitting the…