United States Ninth Circuit

A violation of California Health and Safety Code 11360(a) for transporting marijuana is not an aggrevated felony for sentencing purposes under USSG 2L1.2(b)(1)(A).

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/18/2000
• Decided 04/18/2001
• Published 04/18/2001

Judges

• THOMAS, Circuit Judge:, Before:  SCHROEDER, Chief Judge;  and B. FLETCHER, REINHARDT, KOZINSKI, O'SCANNLAIN, STEPHEN S. TROTT, T.G. NELSON, THOMAS, GRABER, McKEOWN and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bram Jacobson, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Phoenix, Arizona, for the appellant., Steven F. Hubachek, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., California, for the amici curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Virginia C. Kelly, Assistant United States Attorney, Tucson, Arizona, and Tim Holtzen, Assistant United States Attorney, Phoenix, Arizona, for the appellee.