United States Ninth Circuit
US v. Garcia, 05-30596, 06-30214
District courts are not prohibited in all circumstances from considering a defendant's drug addiction in choosing a reasonable sentence.
Appellate Information
- Argued 04/10/2007
- Decided 08/10/2007
- Published 08/10/2007
Judges
- FISHER, Circuit Judge:, Before: ALEX KOZINSKI, RAYMOND C. FISHER and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Wendy Holton, Helena, MT, for defendant-appellant Martin Garcia., Palmer A. Hoovestal, Hoovestal Law Firm, PLLC, Helena, MT, for defendant-appellant Ronald Smith., William W. Mercer, United States Attorney, Jessica T. Fehr (argued) and James E. Seykora, Assistant United States Attorneys, Billings, MT, for plaintiff-appellee.