United States v. Hernandez-Hernandez, ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. Dec. 16, 2005) (stipulated factual basis taken from defendant's California Penal Code 995 motion could be used by federal court to find that false imprisonment conviction involved violence; reliance on stipulated facts does not violate Taylor v. United States, 495 U.S. 575, 601-02 (1990) (sentencing court may not inquire into facts underlying prior conviction) because the stipulation was tantamount to a plea agreement, which may be used to establish facts).
jurisdiction:
Ninth Circuit