United States Ninth Circuit

A sentencing court should apply the clear and convincing standard of evidence for sentence enhancements where two separate sentencing enhancements would collectively double the term of the underlying sentence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/03/2000
• Decided 07/05/2001
• Published 07/05/2001

Judges

• Before:  B. FLETCHER, O'SCANNLAIN, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Patience Milrod, Fresno, California, for the defendant-appellant., Dawrence W. Rice, Jr., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Sacramento, California, William L. Shipley, Assistant United States Attorney, Fresno, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.