United States v. Kent v. Smith

34 F.3d 1075 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Kent V. SMITH, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-50136. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 23, 1994. * Decided Aug. 26, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Kent V. Smith appeals his sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines imposed following his guilty plea to one count of bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1344 . Smith contends that the district court erred in increasing his offense level two levels pursuant to Guidelines Section 3B1.3 for use of a special skill in commission of the crime. We have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3742 (a), and we affirm. 3 * BACKGROUND 4 Smith prepared and filed a loan application in the name of his parents with Coast Federal Bank. Smith identified himself as a mortgage banker representing his parents and forged his parents' signatures on the…