U.S. v. WILLIS

No. 89-30076.

899 F.2d 873 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Virgie L. WILLIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Michelman, Tacoma, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

Kenneth G. Bell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tacoma, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WALLACE and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and WILSON, District Judge.


NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Virgie L. Willis, who pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, appeals the enhancement of her sentence under the United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines ("Guidelines") based on the presence of a firearm during the commission of the offense. She claims that that enhancement was inappropriate since the gun was in the possession of a co-conspirator and there was no evidence in the record indicating that she knew about its...

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