Thompson

911 F.2d 740 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory THOMPSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 89-10402. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 13, 1990. * Decided Aug. 20, 1990. Before CHAMBERS, KOZINSKI and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 On October 20, 1986, Thompson was sentenced to five years' imprisonment and a special parole term of five years for having imported 480 pounds of marijuana on August 21, 1985. Upon defendant's FRCrP 35(b) motion, his sentence was reduced on March 16, 1987, to two years imprisonment and a special parole term of eight years. On May 23, 1989, he filed a motion to correct illegal sentence under FRCrP 35(a), arguing that the statute did not provide for a special parole term. This motion was denied and Thompson appeals. 3 Thompson was sentenced under 21 USC Sec. 960 . When enacted in 1970, it provided for special parole terms for…