United States Ninth Circuit

Under USSG S 2B3.1(b)(3), a six-level enhancement for inflicting a life-threatening injury on a carjacking victim, applies when the "circumstances" themselves are life-threatening, irrespective of any other injury that the victim might have suffered.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/10/2001
• Decided 01/31/2001
• Published 01/31/2001

Judges

• GRABER, Circuit Judge:, Before:  GOODWIN, GRABER, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael K. Powell, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Reno, Nevada, for the defendant-appellant/cross-appellee., Brian L. Sullivan, Assistant United States Attorney, Reno, Nevada, for the plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant.