United States Ninth Circuit

Court rejected defendant's challenge to a 16-level sentence enhancement relating to his conviction for illegally reentering the U.S. after deportation pursuant to a crime of violence, despite defendant's claim that he was not charged with being an aggravated felon.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/30/2004
• Published 06/30/2004

Judges

• TALLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before KLEINFELD, GOULD, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Rebecca L. Pennell, Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, Yakima, WA, for the defendant-appellant., Jane M. Kirk, Assistant United States Attorney, Yakima, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee.