United States v. Francis Scott Ready

50 F.3d 18 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Francis Scott READY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-30096. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 7, 1995. * Decided March 14, 1995. Before: HALL, O'SCANNLAIN, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Appellant Francis Ready appeals the sentence imposed under the United States Sentencing Guidelines following his plea of guilty to one count of armed bank robbery and one count of possession of an unregistered weapon. We affirm. 3 * Ready first contends that the district court erred in denying him a downward adjustment for aberrant behavior. 4 We must reject Ready's argument because we lack jurisdiction to review a district court's discretionary refusal to depart downward from the Sentencing Guidelines. See United States v. Dickey, 924 F.2d 836, 839 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 943 (1991). 5 Ready contends that the district court ruled as…