Representative Cases

Guy has defended all manner of criminal charges, and has experience with numerous civil cases as well. The following is a select list of published cases:

United States v. Johns, 5 F.3d 1267 (9th Cir. 1993) (finding ex post facto violation in district court’s refusal to depart downward from United States Sentencing Guidelines)

Weber v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, 9 F.3d 76 (9th Cir. 1993) (granting writ of mandamus against district court for refusing to sentence client)

United States v. Ross, 32 F.3d 1411 (9th Cir. 1994) (affirming suppression of evidence on Fourth Amendment grounds in an airport search case)

United States v. Lipsey, 62 F.3d 1134 (9th Cir. 1995) (reversing sentencing enhancement under United States Sentencing Guidelines as clearly erroneous)

United States v. Foreman, 914 F. Supp. 385 (C.D. Cal. 1996) (924(c) firearms count dismissed with prejudice after ruling that government was not entitled to a jury instruction for aiding and abetting)

In re Levenson, 560 F.3d 1145 (9th Cir. 2009) (the federal Defense of Marriage Act, as applied to preclude a federal employee’s request for health benefits for his same-sex spouse, violated the Due Process Clause)