United States v. Quentin Clitso

39 F.3d 1189 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Quentin CLITSO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10403. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 1, 1994. * Decided Nov. 8, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, GOODWIN and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Quentin Clitso appeals his 120-month sentence imposed following his nolo contendere plea to one count of abusive sexual conduct in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2244 (a)(1). Clitso contends that the district court erred by sentencing him as a career offender under the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("U.S.S.G." or "the Guidelines") Secs. 4B1.1 and 4B1.2 because his prior Arizona state conviction for aggravated assault of a police officer was not a "crime of violence." We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We review de novo the district court's interpretation of the Guidelines. United States v. Lonczak, 993 F.2d 180, 180 (9th…