Opinion ID: 692854
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Minimal role adjustment and departure

Text: 15 Hernandez claims the district court erred by refusing him a minimal role adjustment, and by concluding that it lacked the discretion to depart on the ground that his base offense level overrepresented his culpability. These claims fail. The district court did not clearly err by deciding that Hernandez' hauling huge quantities of cocaine out of that warehouse precluded a finding that his role in this conspiracy was minimal. United States v. Lui, 941 F.2d 844, 848 (9th Cir.1991). Moreover, the district court correctly concluded that it could not depart on the basis of a proposed amendment to the Guidelines. United States v. Aldana-Ortiz, 6 F.3d 601, 602 (9th Cir.1993). 16 For the above reasons we VACATE Mendes' conviction for conspiracy to structure currency deposits and AFFIRM all the other convictions and sentences.