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ni te d State s v . G r is s om , 52 5 F . 3d 69 1 (9th C i r. 20 08 ), fo recl o ses h i s arg u m en tth atth e d i stri ctco u rterred i n cal cu l at i n g h i s b ase o ffen se le v e l a t r e s e n te n c in g . Se e id. a t 6 9 7 n .3 . II A s s um i ng tha tbr e a c h of the pl e aa gr e e m e nti s pr e s e rve d a s a n i s s ue f or appe a l , w e s e e no r e ve r s i bl e e rr ori n the gove rnm e nt ’ s pr e s e nt i ng e vi de nc e of the n atu re an d ex ten t o f D av is’s d ru g ac ti v it ies in su p p o rt o f th e p lea a g re em en t’ s re co m m en d ed se n ten ce . T h e g o v er n m en t o ff er ed th e e v id en ce to co u n ter D av is’s ar gu m entfor al ow erse nt ence base d o n the di spar i ty betw ee n cra ck and cocai ne, a n d to s h o w th a t a n e n h a n c e m e n t f o rb e in g a m a n a g e r/s u p e rv is o rw a s w a rr a n te d . N o a tte m p t w a s m a d e to in f lu e n c e th e c o u r t to im p o s e a g r e a te rs e n te n c e . See U ni ted Stat es v. A l l en , 4 3 4 F .3 d 1 1 6 6 , 1 1 7 5 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ) .3 II I E v i d e n c e s u p p o r t s th e th r e e - l e v e l e n h a n c e m e n tp u r s u a n tt o U. S . S . G. § 3B 1. 1( b) f

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