United States v. Robert Wayne Nelson

46 F.3d 1147 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Robert Wayne NELSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10777. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted: Oct. 21, 1994. * Decided: Jan. 26, 1995. Before: CHOY, SKOPIL, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Robert Wayne Nelson appeals his sentence following a guilty plea to two counts of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2113 (a), and one count of using a firearm in connection with a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924 (c)(1). Nelson argues that the district court erred by sentencing him as a career offender pursuant to Sec. 4B1.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. We reject this contention and affirm. 3 The district court's determination that Nelson is a career offender is subject to de novo review. United States v. Williams, 891 F.2d 212, 214 (9th Cir. 1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1037 (1990). 4 Nelson…