United States v. Joseph Ramirez

29 F.3d 636 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Joseph RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10238. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 14, 1994. Decided July 22, 1994. 1 Before: FLETCHER and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and KING, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Appellant Joseph Ramirez appeals his sentence under the sentencing guidelines for his guilty plea conviction of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 50-100 kilograms of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 . Ramirez contends that (1) the district court erred in not sentencing him under pre-guidelines law; (2) the district court erred in calculating the quantity of marijuana and in determining his consequent base offense level; (3) the district court erred in increasing his sentence by two levels because of his managerial role in the offense pursuant to U.S.S.G. Sec. 3B1.1; and (4) the district…