United States v. Dean Dahman

79 F.3d 1154 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Dean DAHMAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-10176. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 12, 1996. * Decided March 18, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, WIGGINS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Dean Dahman appeals his 80-month sentence imposed following entry of a guilty plea to bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a). Dahman contends that the district court erred by refusing to grant him a minor role reduction pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2(b). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and affirm. 3 We review for clear error a district court's determination that a defendant was not a minor participant. United States v. Benitez, 34 F.3d 1489, 1497 (9th Cir.1994), cert. denied, 115 S.Ct. 1268 (1995). The defendant has the burden of proving that he is entitled to a minor role reduction by a preponderance…