United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's sentence for unlawful reentry of a deported alien is vacated where his conviction for possession or purchase of cocaine base for purposes of sale was not categorically a drug trafficking offense within the meaning of the relevant sentencing guideline.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/18/2005
• Decided 02/22/2006
• Published 02/22/2006

Judges

• Before: GOODWIN, O'SCANNLAIN, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rene L. Valladares, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, Nevada, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Elizabeth A. Olson, United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Washington, D.C., for the appellee.