United States Ninth Circuit

When illegal conduct constitutes more than one offense, the USSG punishes that conduct with the most serious penalty available, thus where a drug possession offense was simultaneously a USSG Grade B violation under Washington law, and a Grade C violation under federal law, imposition of an 18-month sentence was proper.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/04/2002
• Decided 06/24/2002
• Published 06/24/2002

Judges

• Before BRUNETTI, TROTT and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-appellant., Helen J. Brunner, United States Attorney's Office, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee.