The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Ramirez-Ruiz, 995 F.2d 234 (9th Cir. 1993):
Under the U.S.S.G. 1B1.3(a)(2), a sentencing court shall consider drug quantities not specified in the count of convictions to determine the base offense level if the drugs are part of a common scheme. See U.S.S.G. 1B1.3(a)(2), comment. (n. 1); United States v. Turner, 898 F.2d 705, 710-11 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 495 U.S. 962 (1990).
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