United States Ninth Circuit

The extent of an upward sentence departure, for "large-scale" importation of chemicals used in drug manufacturing, was unreasonable and violated the ex post facto clause where guidelines were applied to events before their enactment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/10/2003
• Decided 07/14/2003
• Published 07/14/2003

Judges

• Before PREGERSON, TASHIMA and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Angela M. Krueger,Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Patrick K. O'Toole, United States Attorney (when brief was filed), Carol C. Lam, United States Attorney (when opinion was filed), Roger W. Haines, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.