United States Ninth Circuit

Vacating the sentence and remanding for resentencing in a case where the district court determined a prior conviction for drug conspiracy qualified as a 'controlled substance offense' because the Washington law included conduct that would not be covered under federal law, so the district court erred in determining that this constituted a controlled substance offense.

Appellate Information

• Published 2018/01/16

Judges

• CLIFTON

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel