United States v. Salvador Castillo-Lara

32 F.3d 572 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Salvador CASTILLO-LARA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10675. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 29, 1994. * Decided July 27, 1994. Before: CHOY, SKOPIL, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Salvador Castillo-Lara appeals his eight-month sentence imposed following entry of a guilty plea to aiding and abetting the harboring of aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1324 (a)(1)(C) and 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2 . Castillo-Lara contends that he is entitled to a three-level downward departure adjustment in his offense level because he did not commit the offense for profit as defined by the Sentencing Guidelines. We reject this contention and affirm. 3 Under the Sentencing Guidelines, the base offense level for transporting or harboring an unlawful alien is nine. U.S.S.G. Sec. 2L1.1(a)(2). If the defendant committed the offense "other than for…