United States Ninth Circuit

A sentence for being an illegal alien found in the U.S. after deportation is affirmed where the district court correctly concluded that the cost to society of imprisoning a defendant is not a factor to be considered in determining the appropriate length of a defendant's term of imprisonment under 18 U.S.C. sections 3553(a) and 3582(a).

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/10/2006
• Decided 05/01/2008
• Published 05/01/2008

Judges

• T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:, Before: ROBERT R. BEEZER, T.G. NELSON, and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan D. Libby, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Ranee A. Katzenstein, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.