United States v. Bragg

582 F.3d 965 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

Randy L. BRAGG, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 08-10221.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Argued February 9, 2009.

Submitted September 17, 2009.

Filed September 23, 2009.

Mark Determan, Washington, D.C., for the plaintiff-appellant.

Anthony E. Colombo, San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: JOHN T. NOONAN, MARSHA S. BERZON and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge NOONAN; Dissent by Judge N. SMITH.

NOONAN, Circuit Judge:

The United States appeals the sentence imposed on Randy L. Bragg after he pled guilty to…