United States v. John Joseph Silva

21 F.3d 1118 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. John Joseph SILVA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-30109. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 4, 1994. Decided April 14, 1994. Before: WRIGHT, TANG and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Silva pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of six stolen blank checks. He provided a codefendant (Hill) with other stolen checks. During sentencing, the court increased his base offense level by 12 levels under U.S.S.G. Sec. 2B1.2 because the total of all checks was more than $500,000. It refused to grant an additional one point reduction for timely acceptance of responsibility under U.S.S.G. Sec. 3E1.1(b)(2). He appeals his sentence. We affirm. 3 1. Base offense level. 4 We review de novo the application of the Sentencing Guidelines. United States v. Watt, 910 F.2d 587, 589 (9th Cir.1990). We review for clear error the court's…