United States Ninth Circuit

A sentence for importing marijuana is affirmed where there was no error in the application of a sentence enhancement under U.S.S.G. section 3B1.4 for defendant's use of her children as decoys to avoid detection.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/09/2007
• Decided 10/31/2007
• Published 10/31/2007

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before:  ALEX KOZINSKI and JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges, and MIRIAM GOLDMAN CEDARBAUM, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Steven F. Hubachek, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Peter J. Mazza, Assistant U.S. Attorney;  Karen P. Hewitt, U.S. Attorney;  Bruce C. Castetter, Assistant U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.