United States v. William Edwin Uhler

963 F.2d 381 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. William Edwin UHLER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-50518. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 4, 1992. Decided May 19, 1992. Before TANG, SCHROEDER and BEEZER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 William Uhler appeals from his conviction, following a jury trial, of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 848 and of multiple counts of aiding and abetting, conspiracy, and subscribing to false income tax returns. All counts involved endeavors to import marijuana by ship to the United States from Asia. He also appeals his sentence. 3 The principal legal contention is that his convictions on counts 8 and 13 were unlawfully obtained because the statute allegedly violated, 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1), does not apply beyond the territorial waters of the United States. The decision is controlled by this…