United States Ninth Circuit

Under USSG 4B1.1, a crime for which a defendant was imprisoned 15 years prior to present conviction may count in determining career offender status, even if defendant could have been released before that time period had he asserted his procedural rights.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/12/2001
• Decided 04/20/2001
• Published 04/20/2001

Judges

• McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  NOONAN, McKEOWN and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Judy Clarke, Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, Spokane, Washington, for the defendant-appellant., Craig H. Nakamura, Office of the United States Attorney, Honolulu, Hawaii, for the plaintiff-appellee.