Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William John MAHAN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-11-16
Citations: 359 F. App'x 743
Docket Number: No. 08-30475
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William John MAHAN, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: O’SCANNLAIN and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges, and WOLLE, Senior District Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 359
Pages: 743–744

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William John MAHAN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-30475.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Oct. 6, 2009.
Filed Nov. 16, 2009.
Frank Papagni, Assistant U.S., Office of U.S. Attorney, Eugene, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Terri Wood, Esquire, Law Office of Terri Wood, Eugene, OR, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: O’SCANNLAIN and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges, and WOLLE, Senior District Judge.
The Honorable Charles R. Wolle, Senior United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
William Mahan appeals his sentence arising from a conviction for three offenses related to his firearm possession and drug trafficking activities. The facts are known to the parties and need not be repeated here, except as necessary to explain our decision.
Mahan challenges the district court's determination that a drug purchase occurring roughly a month before the drug transaction that led to his conviction was "relevant conduct" for sentencing purposes. See U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 1B1.3. Specifically, Mahan argues that the two transactions were not "part of the same course of conduct or common scheme or plan as the offense of conviction." Id. § lB1.3(a)(2).
Mahan's two drug transactions occurred within less than a month. Both were drug sales, and both transactions involved the same type of drug, methamphetamine. Given the similarity and proximity of these two transactions, we do not believe the district court's determination that they were part of the same course of conduct was clearly erroneous. Therefore, the district court's sentencing decision is
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
. Mahan's claim that he did not possess firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense by receiving guns in exchange for drugs is addressed in an opinion filed concurrently with this memorandum disposition.