The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Quintero-Barraza, 78 F.3d 1344 (9th Cir. 1996):
The district court's actions in this regard are reviewed for abuse of discretion. See United States v. Booker, 952 F.2d 247, 249 (9th Cir.1991). Because the record fails to demonstrate any such abuse, we conclude that this argument is meritless.
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