United States Ninth Circuit

Sentence enhancement for having prior aggravated felonies under 8 USC 1101(a)(43) applies even if the sentence for the prior crime was suspended.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/18/2001
• Published 10/18/2001

Judges

• WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:, Before:  HALL, WARDLAW, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Ronald C. Rachow, Assistant United States Attorney, Reno, Nevada, for the plaintiff-appellee., Michael K. Powell, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Reno, Nevada, for the defendant-appellant.