Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ezequiel Martinez SANDOVAL, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1998No. 97-10422PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:
Ezequiel Martinez Sandoval appeals the imposition of a 121-month sentence of imprisonment following his guilty plea to one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Sandoval contends that the district court erroneously increased his criminal history score based upon his prior conviction for petty theft, an infraction pursuant to California Penal Code § 490.1(a). 1 We disagree, and affirm the district court.
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We review de novo a district court’s determination that a prior conviction can be counted for criminal…
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