United States v. Stevenson

573 F.2d 1105 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Craig STEVENSON, Defendant-Appellant, Ronald Richard Stevenson a/k/a Emil Jason Christian, Cherie Kathryn Soria, Donald Charles Sader, and Rodney Leroy Stair, Defendants. No. 77-1844. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 7, 1978. Francis J. Diskin, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before MERRILL, DUNIWAY and CHOY, Circuit Judges. CHOY, Circuit Judge: 1 Michael Craig Stevenson appeals his conviction for illegally conspiring to import marijuana. He challenges the method and basis for imposition of his sentence. We affirm. I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW 2 Stevenson, Donald C. Sader, and three others were charged in a multi-count indictment with various federal narcotics offenses under 21 U.S.C. §§ 812 , 952(a)(1), 960(b)(2) & 963. The defendants were accused of planning and executing a scheme to obtain marijuana, in the form of high grade Thai sticks, in Thailand and to smuggle it into the United States for ultimate sale and distribution. 3 Although not originally…