United States v. Yolanda Allison

97 F.3d 1461 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Yolanda ALLISON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-10414. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 23, 1996. * Decided Sept. 27, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Yolanda Allison appeals her 202-month sentence imposed following entry of her guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). Allison contends that the district court erred by: (1) sentencing her for the entire drug quantity without excluding amounts intended for personal use; (2) failing to sua sponte depart downward from the career offender guideline range because she was a comparatively minor offender; (3) using a previous drug conviction which constituted relevant conduct to the instant offense in order to sentence her as a career offender. Additionally, Allison contends that she…