Opinion ID: 611597
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Heading: Sentencing Finding Regarding Managerial Role

Text: 113 Plancarte-Raya argues that the district court erred in finding that he played a managerial role in the conspiracy and in enhancing his sentence pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1(b) based on this finding. Section 3B1.1 applies only when the offense involves more than one person criminally responsible for the offense. United States v. Anderson, 942 F.2d 606, 615 (9th Cir.1991) (en banc); United States v. Helmy, 951 F.2d 988, 997 (9th Cir.1991), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 112 S.Ct. 2287, 119 L.Ed.2d 211 (1992). Section 3B1.1(b) provides that a defendant's offense level should be increased by three levels if the defendant was a manager or supervisor (but not an organizer or leader) and the criminal activity involved five or more participants or was otherwise extensive. 114 The district court's finding and resultant enhancement were proper. The evidence at trial showed that Plancarte-Raya supervised a heroin network consisting of several persons, two of whom were charged in the same indictment, Kathleen Benson and Ramon Fierro-Gaxiola. While Plancarte-Raya was not the organizer or leader of the conspiracy, his role as the manager of the heroin sales network was sufficient to support the section 3B1.1(b) enhancement he received. 115