United States Ninth Circuit

A conviction for third-degree rape under Washington statute constituted an "aggravated felony" for sentence enhancement purposes under U.S.S.G. section 2L1.2, and Apprendi does not apply to a sentence enhancement based on the "fact of a prior conviction."

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/09/2001
• Decided 07/08/2002
• Published 07/08/2002

Judges

• Before BRIGHT,KOZINSKI, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Heather M. Angove, and Vincent J. Brunkow, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick K. O'Toole, United States Attorney, Roger W. Haines, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, for the appellee.