United States v. Anthony Navarro

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92 F.3d 1194·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 28222
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 30, 199695-10330California715 words

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Opinion

92 F.3d 1194 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Anthony NAVARRO, Defendant-Appellant. No. CA 95-10330. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 12, 1996. * Decided July 30, 1996. Before: WOOD, JR. ** , CANBY and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Defendant Anthony Navarro appeals his convictions after a guilty plea to one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, both in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). Navarro contends that the district court erred in denying his motion to dismiss on double jeopardy grounds. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . Because the state civil forfeiture proceeding against Navarro does not constitute "punishment" for double jeopardy purposes, we affirm. 3 We do not repeat the facts here because the parties are familiar with them. We…

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