United States v. Jesse Marshall Walker

62 F.3d 1427 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jesse Marshall WALKER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-50563. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 2, 1995. * Decided Aug. 8, 1995. Before: ALARCON, FERNANDEZ, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jesse Marshall Walker, a licensed firearms dealer, appeals the 46 month sentence imposed following his plea of guilty to conspiring to transfer firearms without keeping proper records in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 371 , 922(b)(5). Walker claims the district court departed upward from the applicable sentencing range without adequate explanation. The government agrees. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we vacate and remand. 3 "[T]o facilitate appellate review, the district court must explain in detail the reasons behind the imposition of a particular sentence, analogizing to other Guidelines provisions." United States v.…