United States Ninth Circuit

The 2001 Sentencing Guideline amendments do not categorically forbid a district court from departing due to the minor nature of the underlying felony.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/14/2004
• Decided 12/29/2004
• Published 12/29/2004

Judges

• McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:, Before: TASHIMA, McKEOWN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mazda K. Antia, Cooley Godward LLP, San Diego, CA, for the appellant., Carol C. Lam, United States Attorney, Kyle W. Hoffman, Assistant U.S. Attorney (on brief), Karl A. Sandoval, Assistant U.S. Attorney (at oral argument), United States Attorney's office, San Diego, California, for the plantiff-appelle.