Opinion ID: 608834
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Heading: Refusal to Depart.

Text: 27 Finally, citing 18 U.S.C. § 3553 (The court shall impose a sentence sufficient, but not greater than necessary....) (emphasis added), Sanchez says the district court erred in refusing to depart below the excessive thirty-year guideline sentence to reflect Sanchez' minimal role in the offense. Even accepting Sanchez' characterization of his role in the offense, the refusal to depart is not reviewable unless the district court mistakenly believed it lacked the authority to depart. United States v. Amparo, 961 F.2d 288, 292 (1st Cir.), cert. denied --- U.S. ----, 113 S.Ct. 224, 121 L.Ed.2d 161 (1992); United States v. Lauzon, 938 F.2d 326, 330 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 112 S.Ct. 450, 116 L.Ed.2d 468 (1991). As the district court was fully cognizant of its authority, we are without jurisdiction to consider Sanchez' guideline sentencing appeal. 28