United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's sentence for making a false statement to a federal official is affirmed where, in his plea agreement with the government, Defendant admitted to facts that established a more serious offense, namely reentry into the U.S. following removal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/23/2009
• Published 03/23/2009

Judges

• Before: CARLOS T. BEA, DANIEL M. FRIEDMAN, and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Norma A. Aguilar, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for appellant Hugo Gutierrez-Sanchez.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen P. Hewitt, United States Attorney;  Bruce R. Castetter, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief Appellate Section, Criminal Division;  Douglas Keehn and Mark R. Rehe, Assistant United States Attorneys, San Diego, CA, for appellee United States of America.