United States v. Michael P. Lawton

21 F.3d 1117 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Michael P. LAWTON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-30314. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 20, 1994. * Decided April 25, 1994. Before: POOLE, BEEZER and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Defendant Michael Lawton appeals the district court's imposition of consecutive sentences for his convictions of manufacturing marijuana and importation of obscene material. We have jurisdiction over the timely appeal pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3742 (a)(1) and 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . 3 Lawton pleaded guilty to manufacturing marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841 (a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B) and importation of obscene material in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1462 . He was sentenced to a term of 71 months imprisonment for the marijuana manufacturing conviction, to run consecutive to 12 months imprisonment for the importation of obscene material…