Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pinemua Needham SOLIAI, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-03-13
Citations: 58 F. App'x 349
Docket Number: No. 02-10291; D.C. No. 01-00349 SOM
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pinemua Needham SOLIAI, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 58
Pages: 349–350

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pinemua Needham SOLIAI, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 02-10291.
D.C. No. 01-00349 SOM.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 10, 2003.
Decided March 13, 2003.
Before CANBY, O’SCANNLAIN, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Pinemua Needham Soliai appeals the district court's sentencing order, alleging that the district court erroneously determined that he had a base sentencing level of 32 rather than a base level of 26. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
In contrast to Soliai's assertion, the district never stated during the plea colloquy that it would base Soliai's sentence on the overall weight of the mixture rather than on the weight of methamphetamine (actual) within the mixture. At the colloquy, the district court stated merely that it interpreted the indictment as charging possession of a methamphetamine mixture under § 841(b)(1)(B) instead of charging possession of methamphetamine (actual) under § 841(b)(1)(A). The district court's purpose in identifying the appropriate charge at the colloquy was to determine the relevant statutory minimum sentence, which is ten years for § 841(b)(1)(A) but only five years for § 841(b)(1)(B), not to establish any parameters for determining Soliai's base guideline level.
We also reject Soliai's argument that his base guideline level must be determined according to the overall weight of the mixture. See U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1, Note (B); United States v. Bressette, 947 F.2d 1361, 1362 (9th Cir.1991). Thus, the district court did not err in determining Soliai's base offense level according to the weight of methamphetamine (actual) rather than the weight of the mixture.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.