United States Ninth Circuit

Defendants' sentences for drug related offenses are vacated and remanded for resentencing where district court: 1) erred in allowing one defendant to collaterally attack a previous conviction, and 2) during sentencing also clearly indicated that it felt constrained by mandatory sentencing guidelines.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/04/2005
• Decided 11/10/2005
• Published 11/10/2005

Judges

• RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:, Before: GOULD, TALLMAN, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nicholas Marchi, Carney & Marchi, P.S., Kennewick, Washington, for appellant Armando Labrada-Bustamante., James E. Egan, Kennewick, Washington, for appellant Roberto Duarte-Cruz.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sam Swanberg, Law Offices of Sam Swanberg, Kennewick, Washington, for appellant/cross-appellee Catalino Baranda-Gallardo., K. Jill Bolton, Assistant United States Attorney, Yakima, Washington, for appellee/cross-appellant United States of America.