Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Danielle Trinitti KOWNACKI, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-01-24
Citations: 674 F. App'x 761
Docket Number: No. 15-50503
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Danielle Trinitti KOWNACKI, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 674
Pages: 761–761

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Danielle Trinitti KOWNACKI, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-50503
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted January 18, 2017
Filed January 24, 2017
Helen H. Hong, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Ajay Krishnamurthy, Office of the US Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appel-lee
John David Kirby, Attorney, Law Office of John D. Kirby, Attorney at Law, San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant
Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Appellant’s request for oral argument is denied.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Danielle Trinitti Kownacki appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 63-month sentence imposed following her guilty-plea conviction for importation of heroin and methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952, 960. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Kownacki argues that the district court erred in denying a minor role reduction to her base offense level under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2. The district court did not clearly err in finding, based on Kownacki's level of involvement in the drug trafficking scheme and the remuneration she received, that she was not "substantially less culpable" than the average participant in the offense. See U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2 cmt. n.3(A); United States v. Hurtado, 760 F.3d 1065, 1068 (9th Cir. 2014). Contrary to Kownacki's contention, a different result is not required under the factors enumerated in Amendment 794 to the minor role Guideline, see U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2 cmt. n.3(C) (2015), which was in effect at the time of Kownacki's sentencing and discussed at the sentencing hearing.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.