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U.S. v. COTA-GUERRERO

No. 89-30082.

907 F.2d 87 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alejo COTA-GUERRERO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 10, 1990.

As Amended July 13, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Lorello, Yakima, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

Robert S. Linnell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Yakima, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CANBY, WIGGINS and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Alejo Cota-Guerrero appeals the sentence he received for possession of a firearm by a felon. The district court departed from the guidelines recommendation of four to ten months in confinement, and imposed a sentence of two years. We vacate the sentence and remand the case to the district court.

FACTS

Guerrero pled guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), which prohibits a convicted felon from possessing...

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