U.S. v. BROWNSTEIN

No. 95-50046.

79 F.3d 121 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lawrence Edward BROWNSTEIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean K. Kennedy, Deputy Federal Public Defendant, Los Angeles, CA, for appellant.

Donna M. Edmiston, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for appellee.

Before: BRIGHT, SKOPIL, WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.


SKOPIL, Senior Circuit Judge:

Lawrence Brownstein pleaded guilty to bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). He contends on appeal that the district court misapplied the sentencing guidelines by refusing to consider his request for downward departure pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5K2.16 p.s. The government challenges our jurisdiction to review the district court's decision. We conclude that we have jurisdiction, and we affirm.

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