Sampson

United States v. Sampson

Good Law
63 F. App'x 392
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 19, 2003No. 02-10247; D.C. No. CR-01-00170-JCMCalifornia276 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Troy Sampson appeals his guilty plea conviction and resulting 150-month sentence for arson, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844 (a). We review de novo. United States v. Gonzalez, 262 F.3d 867, 869 (9th Cir.2001) (per curiam) (interpretation and application of the Sentencing Guidelines); United States v. Aguilar-Muniz, 156 F.3d 974, 976 (9th Cir.1998) (waiver of appellate rights). We affirm in part and dismiss in part.

Sampson appeals the district court’s application of U.S.S.G. § 2K1.4(a)(l), provid *393 ing for a base offense level of 24, rather than U.S.S.G. § 2K1.4(a)(2), providing for a base offense level of 20. Upon review of the record, we find no error. See United States v. Karlic, 997 F.2d 564, 569 (9th Cir.1993) (upholding a higher base level offense under § 2K1.4(b)(1), an earlier version of § 2K1.4(a)(1), in part because one of the banks that defendant bombed was adjacent to an apartment complex, which created a substantial risk of death or injury to the occupants).

Because none of Sampson’s remaining contentions involve matters he reserved the right to appeal, we dismiss the remainder of Sampson’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See United States v.…

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