Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gina Marie MORSETTE, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-01-13
Citations: 307 F. App'x 113
Docket Number: No. 07-30151
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gina Marie MORSETTE, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, B. FLETCHER and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 307
Pages: 113–114

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gina Marie MORSETTE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-30151.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Nov. 17, 2008.
Filed Jan. 13, 2009.
Joseph E. Thaggard, Assistant U.S., USHE, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Helena, MT, Eric B. Wolff, Esquire, Assistant U.S., USBI, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
June Lord, Esquire, June Lord Law Office, Great Falls, MT, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: KOZINSKI, Chief Judge, B. FLETCHER and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Appellant Gina Marie Morsette challenges her 108-month prison sentence for conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Morsette maintains that the district court erroneously relied on the uncorroborated hearsay statement of another methamphetamine dealer to calculate her base offense level. We agree.
The uncorroborated hearsay statement lacked sufficient indicia of reliability to support the determination that 1.5 kilograms or more of methamphetamine were attributable to Morsette. See United States v. Garcia-Sanchez, 189 F.3d 1143, 1149 (9th Cir.1999). On remand, the district court is to calculate the sentence without relying on the hearsay statement.
VACATED and REMANDED for re-sentencing.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.