United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for possession of a firearm is affirmed, however, his sentence was improperly enhanced where his prior guilty plea to third-degree assault did not constitute a conviction of a crime of violence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/19/2004
• Published 11/19/2004

Judges

• HALL, Senior Circuit Judge:, Before: HALL, KLEINFELD, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Anne Walstrom, Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, Yakima, WA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James P. Hagarty, Office of the United States Attorney, Yakima, WA, for the appellee.