United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's sentence enhancement, imposed pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), is affirmed over his challenge that the district court improperly relied on statements made at a no contest plea hearing in concluding that he committed a violent felony for purposes of the ACCA.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/03/2004
• Published 12/03/2004

Judges

• WALLACE, Senior Circuit Judge., Before:  WALLACE, GOULD and BEA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Craig E. Weinerman, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Eugene, Oregon, for the defendant-appellant., Frank R. Papagni, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Eugene, Oregon, for the plaintiff-appellee.