Nunez

United States v. Nunez

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70 F. App'x 953
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 25, 2003No. 03-50010California314 words

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MEMORANDUM **

Manuel Delgado Nunez appeals the ten-year sentence imposed following his guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and conspiracy to distribute, heroin and methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a district court’s interpretation and application of the Sentencing Guidelines, and for clear error its underlying factual findings. United States v. Becerra, 992 F.2d 960, 966 (9th Cir.1993).

Nunez contends the district court erred by holding him accountable for an April 3, 1999, drug transaction, involving 44.5 grams of pure methamphetamine which rendered Nunez eligible for a ten-year mandatory minimum sentence under 21 U.S.C. § 841 . We disagree.

Under the Guidelines, a conspirator may be sentenced only for the quantity of drugs that he reasonably foresaw would be distributed by the conspiracy or that fell within the scope of his own agreement with his co-conspirators. Becerra, 992 F.2d at 966 . The district court did not clearly err in finding that Nunez reasonably foresaw the April 3, 1999, transaction. Although Nunez was not present, the transaction…

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