United States Ninth Circuit

Congress may constitutionally regulate carjacking under the Commerce Clause, as an activity that substantially affects interstate commerce. Defendant's exercise of the right to trial does not preclude availability of an acceptance of responsibility sentence reduction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/03/2002
• Decided 08/06/2002
• Published 08/06/2002

Judges

• Before PREGERSON, TROTT, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Carole C. Peterson, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee., Michael Tanaka, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellant.