United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant unsuccessfully challenged his sentence on grounds that his prior conviction for abusive sexual contact under U.S.C. section 2244(a)(3) did not constitute a conviction of a "crime of violence" for purposes of the Career Offender Guideline.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/09/2004
• Decided 07/22/2004
• Published 07/22/2004

Judges

• Before PREGERSON, THOMPSON, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David F. Ness, Federal Defenders of Montana, Great Falls, MT, for the defendant-appellant., Klaus P. Richter, U.S. Attorney's Office, Billings, MT, for the plaintiff-appellee.