United States v. Torres-Ortiz

63 F. App'x 390

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: May 19, 2003
• Docket: No. 02-10343; D.C. No. CR-00-05177-MDC
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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Leonardo Torres-Ortiz appeals his conviction and resulting 188-month sentence for possession and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742. We affirm.

We decline to address Torres-Ortiz’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, because it cannot be advanced without development of facts outside record. See United States v. Hanoum, 38 F.3d 1128, 1131-32 (9th Cir.1994).

Torres-Ortiz claims he was entitled to a downward departure based on the conditions of his pre-conviction housing. We find no merit in this argument.

Torres-Ortiz next contends the district court erred by denying a two-point reduction for acceptance of responsibility. We find no clear error in the district court’s determination that Torres-Ortiz had not met his burden of manifesting a genuine acceptance of responsibility for his actions. See United States v. Cortes, 299 F.3d 1030, 1037-38 (9th Cir.2002), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 123 S.Ct. 1333, 154 L.Ed.2d 1084 (2003).

Torres-Ortiz also claims the district court should have calculated his sentence based on the actual amount of methamphetamine, as opposed to the weight of the entire mixture. We are unpersuaded, because U.S.S.G. § 2Dl.l(c) n.B explicitly authorizes the district court’s calculation in this regard.

Finally, Torres-Ortiz contends the district court failed to make the factual findings required by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32. Because the district court’s determination did not require consideration of any disputed facts, we find no error. See Fed. R.Crim. P. 32(i)(3)(B).

AFFIRMED.

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