United States v. Alan B. Richardson

56 F.3d 75 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Alan B. RICHARDSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-10077. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 12, 1995. * Decided May 16, 1995. Before: GOODWIN, POOLE, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Alan B. Richardson appeals his 54-month sentence, following the district court's order granting the Government's Fed. R. Crim. P. 35(b) motion for a sentence reduction. Richardson pled guilty to conspiracy to possess and utter counterfeit securities and bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 371 , 1344. Richardson contends that the Government breached its cooperation agreement with him by failing to move for the Rule 35(b) motion based upon all the assistance he provided to the authorities. We affirm. 3 Here, following Richardson's entry of a guilty plea, the district court originally imposed a 63-month sentence, which was at the low end of the…