United States Ninth Circuit

A Nevada conviction for battery causing substantial bodily harm, even when classified as a misdemeanor under state law, constitutes an "aggravated felony" justifying a sixteen-level enhancement after conviction for reentry after deportation.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/13/2001
• Decided 11/18/2002
• Published 11/18/2002

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, NV, for the plaintiff-appellee., Donald C. Gish, Reno, NV, for the defendant-appellant.