United States v. Frankie Contreras

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8 F.3d 31·1993 WL 394956·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 34489
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 6, 199393-50101California288 words

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8 F.3d 31 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Frankie CONTRERAS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50101. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 20, 1993. Decided Oct. 6, 1993. Before: FLETCHER, POOLE, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Frankie Contreras appeals his 120-month sentence, imposed following remand from this court. Contreras was originally convicted after entry of a guilty plea to conspiracy to possess phencyclidine (PCP) with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a), 846. Contreras contends that application of the mandatory penalty scheme of section 841 denies him due process by relying solely on the quantity, rather the purity, of the PCP. We review de novo, United States v. Wilkins, 911 F.2d 337, 338 (9th Cir.1990), and we affirm. 3 Assuming without deciding that Contreras has standing to raise this issue, we conclude that his argument is…

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