U.S. v. ALVAREZ-CARDENAS

No. 89-30060.

902 F.2d 734 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rene ALVAREZ-CARDENAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 27, 1990.

As Amended July 27, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Hillier, II, Federal Public Defender, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

Richard A. Jones, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CANBY, WIGGINS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.


FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:

Alvarez-Cardenas ("Alvarez") challenges the district court's acceptance of the probation officer's presentence report which determined that at least 500 grams of cocaine were involved in his offense for the purpose of computing a base offense level. He also claims that the court failed to make specific findings regarding his objections to the presentence report. Finally, he contends that the district court erred in not making a downward departure...

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