United States v. Craig Von Mitchell

977 F.2d 593 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Craig VON MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50765. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 9, 1992. * Decided Oct. 19, 1992. Opinion withdrawn from bound volume. Order withdrawing memorandum filed Jan.25, 1993. A new opinion will be filed. Order Withdrawing Memorandum Disposition Jan. 25, 1993. Before TANG, PREGERSON and ALARCON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Craig Von Mitchell appeals his eighteen month sentence for violating 21 U.S.C. §§ 331 (a) and 333(b), and 18 U.S.C. § 2 , by introducing misbranded steroids into interstate commerce and aiding and abetting. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm. I. BACKGROUND 3 During a two year period, Mitchell and others smuggled thousands of misbranded steroids into the United States and distributed them on a nationwide basis. Mitchell subsequently plead…