FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUN 22 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 09-10280
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 1:08-cr-00020-FMTG-1
v.
MEMORANDUM *
RICHARD JOHN ICHIHARA,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Guam
Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, Chief District Judge, Presiding
Submitted May 25, 2010 **
Before: CANBY, THOMAS, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
Richard John Ichihara appeals from the 30-year sentence imposed following
his guilty-plea conviction for continuing criminal enterprise, in violation of 21
U.S.C. § 848 (a),(b) &(s), conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams net weight
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
of methamphetamine hydrochloride, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and
846, and money laundering, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 956(a)(1)(B)(I). We have
jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Ichihara contends that the district court erred when it imposed a two-level
enhancement for importation of methamphetamine pursuant to U.S.S.G.
§ 2D1.1(b)(4). The record reflects that Ichihara admitted to knowingly importing
methamphetamine, and we therefore conclude that the district court did not err.
See U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(4).
AFFIRMED.
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