Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jim Dean ARMSTRONG, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-10-17
Citations: 78 F. App'x 604
Docket Number: No. 03-30165; D.C. No. CR-02-00049-HA
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jim Dean ARMSTRONG, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before WARDLAW, BERZON, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 78
Pages: 604–604

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jim Dean ARMSTRONG, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 03-30165.
D.C. No. CR-02-00049-HA.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Oct. 14, 2003.
Decided Oct. 17, 2003.
Frank Noonan, Esq., Stephen F. Peifer, Esq., USPO-Office Of The U.S. Attorney, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Christopher J. Schatz, Esq., Portland, OR, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before WARDLAW, BERZON, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Jim Dean Armstrong appeals his 24-month sentence imposed following a guilty plea conviction for possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742, and we affirm.
Armstrong contends that the district court erred by applying a 2-level obstruction of justice adjustment, pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1, based on his unauthorized failure to return to the community corrections center where he was ordered to reside as a condition of his pretrial release. The district court did not err in imposing an obstruction adjustment in this case. See United States v. Draper, 996 F.2d 982, 986 (9th Cir.1993) ("[ajbsconding from pretrial release merits an upward adjustment pursuant to the Guidelines section 3C1.1"); U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 cmt. n. 4e (stating that "escaping or attempting to escape from custody before trial or sentencing" is an example of the type of conduct to which this adjustment applies).
AFFIRMED.
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