United States Ninth Circuit

The district court interpreted the U.S.S.G. correctly after an involuntary manslaughter conviction, in departing upward because the size of defendant's truck and the recklessness of his driving took his case out of the heartland of the offense guideline.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/06/2003
• Decided 07/28/2003
• Published 07/28/2003

Judges

• Before B. FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robin B. Hammond, Federal Defenders of Montana, Billings, MT, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• C. Ed Laws, United States Attorney's Office, Billings, MT, for the appellee.