United States Ninth Circuit

A sentence for bank robbery is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court violated defendant's right to due process at sentencing by denying his motion to disclose a probation officer-s confidential sentencing recommendation; 2) Rule 32(e)(3) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is unconstitutional to the extent it allows such withholding; and 3) the district court improperly denied his motion to reduce his offense level under section 3E1.1(b) of the Sentencing Guidelines.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/23/2006
• Decided 12/27/2006
• Published 12/27/2006

Judges

• IKUTA, Circuit Judge., Before A. WALLACE TASHIMA, CARLOS T. BEA, and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Maria E. Stratton, Federal Public Defender;  Davina T. Chen, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Debra Wong Yang, United States Attorney;  Thomas P. O'Brien, Lamar W. Baker, Assistant United States Attorneys, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellee.