United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's drug conviction and sentence are affirmed over the government's challenge that the district erred by granting a downward departure based in part on factors forbidden by the United State Sentencing Guidelines.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/15/2004
• Decided 10/13/2004
• Published 10/13/2004

Judges

• CANBY, Circuit Judge:, Before: SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, CANBY, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bruce M. Ferg, Assistant United States Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marcy Miranda Janes, Brian I. Rademacher, Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Tucson, AZ, for appellee.