United States Ninth Circuit

The language "term of imprisonment" in U.S.S.G. section 4A1.2(c)(1) refers only to certain non-felony sentences for which the defendant actually served a period of imprisonment. US v. Williams, 291 F.3d1180, 1195 (9th Cir. 2002), in which the circuit court held that a totally suspended six-month sentence for criminal mischief counted as a "prior sentence," mandating an additional point on the defendant's criminal history score, is overruled.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/20/2007
• Decided 11/05/2007
• Published 11/05/2007

Judges

• Before:  MARY M. SCHROEDER, Chief Circuit Judge, HARRY PREGERSON, HAWKINS, SIDNEY R. THOMAS, M. MARGARET McKEOWN, KIM McLANE WARDLAW, W. FLETCHER, RONALD M. GOULD, RICHARD A. PAEZ, MARSHA S. BERZON, JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, JAY S. BYBEE, CARLOS T. BEA, MILAN D. SMITH, JR., and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Elizabeth A. Olsen, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the plaintiff-appellee., Tracy Staab and Rebecca L. Pennell, Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, Spokane, WA, for the defendant-appellant.