United States Ninth Circuit

District court erred in applying a 16-level aggravated felony enhancement per U.S.S.G. section 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i); the abstract of judgment from defendant's prior conviction is insufficient to establish unequivocally that he was convicted of a "drug trafficking" offense for purposes of U.S.S.G. section 2L1.2.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/13/2004
• Decided 05/05/2004
• Published 05/05/2004

Judges

• THOMAS, Circuit Judge:, Before:  WALLACE, KOZINSKI, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Powell and Fredilyn Sison, Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Reno, NV, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brian Sullivan and Ronald C. Rachow, Assistant United States Attorneys, Reno, NV, for the appellee.