United States Ninth Circuit

An aggravated felony enhancement for a deported alien found in the US applies if the alien's prior conviction would qualify as an aggravated felony at the time of reentry even if it did not qualify as an aggravated felony at the time of deportation.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/12/2001
• Decided 10/10/2001
• Published 10/10/2001

Judges

• DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:, Before:  SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, LAY, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Powell, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Reno, Nevada, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ronald Rachow, Assistant United States Attorney, Reno, Nevada, for the appellee.