United States Ninth Circuit

Enhancement of defendant's sentence is affirmed where the district court did not err by classifying defendant's state misdemeanor conviction as an "aggravated felony" under 8 U.S.C. section 1101(a)(43)(A).

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/03/2004
• Decided 01/14/2005
• Published 01/14/2005

Judges

• THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:, Before: REINHARDT, THOMPSON, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John D. Kaufmann, Tucson, AZ, for the defendant-appellant., Bruce M. Ferg, Assistant United States Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for the plaintiff-appellee.