United States v. Nicolas Ortiz-Lizola

103 F.3d 143 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Nicolas ORTIZ-LIZOLA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-50576. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 8, 1996. * Decided Dec. 05, 1996. Before: BROWNING, THOMPSON and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Defendant Nicolas Ortiz-Lizola appeals the district court's denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea and the district court's decision not to award a minor participant sentence reduction under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2(b). We affirm. 3 We review the district court's decision to deny a withdrawal motion for abuse of discretion. United States v. Signori, 844 F.2d 635, 637 (9th Cir.1988). After a thorough review of the record and the briefs, we determine that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the withdrawal motion. 4 We review the district court's factual findings regarding the terms of the plea agreement and whether…