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U.S. v. Zavala

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 29, 2002
36 F. App'x 587 (9th Cir. 2002)

Opinion


36 Fed.Appx. 587 (9th Cir. 2002) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff--Appellee, v. Ubaldo Guadalupe ZAVALA, Defendant--Appellant. No. 01-50404. D.C. No. CR-00-01157-GHK-01. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. May 29, 2002

Submitted May 13, 2002.

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California George H. King, District Judge, Presiding.

Before FERNANDEZ, THOMAS and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Ubaldo Guadalupe-Zavala appeals his conviction and 121-month sentence imposed by the district court following his guilty plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Guadalupe-Zavala contends that, in light of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), § 841 is unconstitutional on its face and therefore his conviction and sentence must be vacated. This contention is foreclosed by our recent decision in United States v. Buckland, 277 F.3d 1173, 1177 (9th Cir.2002) (en banc) (concluding that § 841 is not facially unconstitutional), opinion amended and superseded by, United States v. Buckland, 289 F.3d 558 (9th Cir.2002), petition for cert. filed, Apr. 18, 2002 (No. 01-9813).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Zavala

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 29, 2002
36 F. App'x 587 (9th Cir. 2002)
Case details for

U.S. v. Zavala

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff--Appellee, v. Ubaldo Guadalupe ZAVALA…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: May 29, 2002

Citations

36 F. App'x 587 (9th Cir. 2002)