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U.S. v. Ruiz

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jul 31, 2002
297 F.3d 1106 (9th Cir. 2002)

Summary

noting that “[e]ven if [defendant] could prove his allegation that post-traumatic stress disorder rendered him more susceptible to committing this offense, such an allegation is not responsive to U.S.S.G. § 5K2.13” because the alleged disorder did not demonstrate an inability to reason

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Opinion

No. 00-50048.

Filed July 31, 2002.

Patrick K. O'Toole, United States Attorney, David P. Curnow, Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Troy A. Britt, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

On Remand from the United States Supreme Court.

Before BOOCHEVER, TASHIMA and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.


ORDER

The judgment of this court, 241 F.3d 1157, has been reversed by the United States Supreme Court. United States v. Ruiz, ___ U.S. ___, 122 S.Ct. 2450, 153 L.Ed.2d 586 (2002). Ruiz's sentence is affirmed.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Ruiz

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jul 31, 2002
297 F.3d 1106 (9th Cir. 2002)

noting that “[e]ven if [defendant] could prove his allegation that post-traumatic stress disorder rendered him more susceptible to committing this offense, such an allegation is not responsive to U.S.S.G. § 5K2.13” because the alleged disorder did not demonstrate an inability to reason

Summary of this case from Mann v. United States
Case details for

U.S. v. Ruiz

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Angela RUIZ…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jul 31, 2002

Citations

297 F.3d 1106 (9th Cir. 2002)

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