Court Opinion

ID: 7215033
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-25 00:36:37.489794+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:16:58.970788
License: Public Domain

MEMORANDUM **
Alvin Atwater, Jr. appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea to one count of making a false statement in the acquisition of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(6). Atwater contends that the district court abused its discretion by denying him a downward departure to account for the disparity between federal and state penalties for making a false statement on a firearms application. We lack jurisdiction because the district court stated expressly that it was denying the departure in its discretion. United States v. Romero, 293 F.3d 1120, 1126-27 (9th Cir.2002). This appeal is
DISMISSED.

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