United States Ninth Circuit

A conviction under California Vehicle Code section 23152(b) for driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or higher is a conviction for an offense "similar" to driving under the influence, such that it must be included in a defendant's criminal history calculation pursuant to the sentencing guidelines.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/19/2005
• Decided 04/17/2006
• Published 04/17/2006

Judges

• PAEZ, Circuit Judge., Before CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, and RICHARD A. PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jerry Sies, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Becky S. Walker and Carole C. Peterson, Office of the United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.