United States Ninth Circuit

Trial court need not determine at plea colloquy whether a statutorily authorized sentence will apply as a matter of law if defendant acknowledged in court that he understands the maximum possible penalty includes the enhancement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/22/2001
• Decided 07/03/2001
• Published 07/03/2001

Judges

• Before:  SCHROEDER, CHIEF JUDGE, AND HUG, PREGERSON, REINHARDT, O'SCANNLAIN, T.G. NELSON, TASHIMA, GRABER, GOULD, BERZON, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Atmore L. Baggot (argued), Apache Junction, Arizona, for the defendant-appellant., Michael A. Rotker (argued), attorney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Jose de Jesus Rivera, United States Attorney, Georgia B. Ellexson, Assistant United States Attorney, Linda C. Boone, Assistant United States Attorney, Phoenix, Arizona, for the plaintiff-appellee.