Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Martin BARRIENTOS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2001-06-25
Citations: 13 F. App'x 551
Docket Number: No. 01-10004; D.C. No. CR-99-00351-SOM
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Martin BARRIENTOS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before O’SCANNLAIN, SILVERMAN, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 13
Pages: 551–552

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Martin BARRIENTOS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 01-10004.
D.C. No. CR-99-00351-SOM.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 11, 2001.
Decided June 25, 2001.
Before O’SCANNLAIN, SILVERMAN, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Juan Martin Barrientos appeals the district court's application of U.S.S.G. § 2B3.1(b)(2)(F) which increased the level of his sentence for robbery. Section 2B3.1(b)(2)(F) provides for a two level enhancement in robbery sentences where an offender is found to have made a threat of death during the offense.
The district court held that slipping a bank teller a note which read "Give me all your money. I have a gun" was a threat of death. A threat of death exists where a reasonable person would perceive the threat of death. See U.S.S.G. § 2B3.1, cmt. n. 6 ("the intent of this provision is to provide an increased offense level for cases in which the offender(s) engaged in conduct that would instill in a reasonable person, who is a victim of the offense, a fear of death"); see also United States v. France, 57 F.3d 865, 868 (9th Cir.1995) (upholding enhancement where a note stated "Give me all the 100s and 50s in your drawer. I have dynamite" under a prior similar version of section 2B3.1(b)(2)(F)). The district court's finding that Barrientos' note would reasonably instill in a victim a fear of death was not clearly erroneous.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.