Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael Salgado AVILA, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1996No. 95-50252PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Rafael Salgado Avila appeals his sentence of 181 months imprisonment. Avila contends that the district court clearly erred in imposing a four-level upward adjustment to his base offense level for being an organizer or leader and in denying a two-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility. We agree with Avila as to the four-level adjustment, but disagree as to the two-level reduction. Accordingly, we vacate in part, affirm in part, and remand for resentencing.
BACKGROUND
On August 26, 1991, a confidential informant introduced Detective Clifford Morgan, a Boise,…
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