United States Ninth Circuit

Sentence enhancement for prior crimes, under 8 USC 1326(a), need not be included in the indictment because it does not punish a separate crime but punishes recidivism.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/06/2000
• Published 12/06/2000

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge:, Before:  PREGERSON, W. FLETCHER, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Korey House, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellant., Jean Rosenbluth and Jason A. Forge, Assistant United States Attorneys, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.