JAMES v. U.S. PAROLE COM'N

No. 97-10420.

159 F.3d 1200 (1998)

Erma J. JAMES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 3, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin Packel, Federal Public Defenders, San Francisco, California, for petitioner-appellant.

Richard K. Preston, United States Parole Commission, Chevy Chase, Maryland, for respondent-appellee.

Before: BEEZER, HALL, and RYMER, Circuit Judges.


CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Erma J. James challenges the U.S. Parole Commission's decision to deny Ms. James a two-level downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1. Ms. James had been convicted by a Mexican court for smuggling 1.8 kilograms of heroin into that country. She was transferred to the United States pursuant to a prisoner exchange treaty with Mexico, and the Commission calculated her release...

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