United States v. Sean Pierre Ginn, AKA Pierre McClain

45 F.3d 437 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Sean Pierre GINN, aka Pierre McClain, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-50137. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 19, 1994. * Decided Dec. 28, 1994. Before: SNEED, D.W. NELSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Sean Pierre Ginn appeals his sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines imposed following his conviction for armed bank robbery and use of a firearm during that robbery. He contends that the district court improperly denied his request for a downward departure based on an overstatement of his criminal history, a history of abuse by his father, and an imperfect defense of duress. "The record fails to suggest that the district court was under the impression that it could not depart downward if it chose to do so." United States v. Heim, 15 F.3d 830, 833 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 115 S.Ct. 55 (1994). We lack jurisdiction to review the…