U.S. v. WILLARD

No. 99-10534.

230 F.3d 1093 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dorothy Marie WILLARD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 25, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry F. Nix, Fresno, California, for the defendant-appellant.

Dawrence W. Rice, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Fresno, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: Ruggero J. ALDISERT, Susan P. GRABER, and Raymond C. FISHER, Circuit Judges.


Submitted September 11, 2000.1 — San Francisco, California

OPINION

GRABER, Circuit Judge:

The main question that we must answer in this appeal is whether a mother is in a "position of public or private trust" within the meaning of United States Sentencing Guideline ("U.S.S.G.") § 3B1.3, which provides an upward adjustment for abuse of a position of trust in the commission of a crime. We conclude that the answer...

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