Opinion ID: 567079
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Disparity in Co-Conspirators' Sentences

Text: 7 Beall challenges the sentence enhancement for the amount of money involved in the conspiracy required by § 2S1.1(b)(2)(F) merely because his co-conspirator, convicted of the same conspiracy count, did not receive the enhancement. We have disapproved of arguments based only on disparity among co-defendants' sentences. United States v. Carpenter, 914 F.2d 1131, 1136 (9th Cir.1990). We see no compelling reason to make an exception to that rule when co-defendants are also co-conspirators. Beall must prove that the enhancement was based on factual error or improper application of the Guidelines, independent of the enhancement a co-conspirator may or may not have received. He has not produced any independent arguments or evidence. We affirm the district court's enhancement of his offense level under § 2S1.1(b)(2)(F). 1