United States v. Gregory Joseph Welna

Gregory Joseph Welna appeals the seventy-month sentence imposed on him by the district court 1 following his guilty plea to manufacturing marijuana plants in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1988). He argues that the district court erred in denying his request for an acceptance-of-responsibility reduction under United States Sentencing Commission, Guidelines Manual, § 3E1.1 (Nov. 1992). We affirm.

The government charged Welna with manufacturing 285 marijuana plants on his property. At his plea hearing on June 19, 1992, Welna admitted that he planted seeds to grow marijuana, but stated that…