Reid

United States v. Reid

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43 F. App'x 57
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 29, 2002No. 00-50393; D.C. No. CR-98-00981-JSLCalifornia806 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Wayne Anthony Reid appeals his conviction and 108-month sentence following his guilty plea to two counts of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1), and one count of possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(5). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742 . We affirm.

We review de novo whether a statute is facially constitutional, United States v. Jones, 231 F.3d 508, 513 (9th Cir.2000), and a district court’s interpretation and application of the Sentencing Guidelines, United States v. Ajugwo, 82 F.3d 925, 929 (9th Cir.1996). We review for plain error a defendant’s contention that a district court erred under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 490 , 120 S.Ct. 2348 , 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000) when he did not raise the issue below. See United States v. Buckland, 289 F.3d 558, 568 (9th Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 122 S.Ct. 2314 , 152 L.Ed.2d 1067 (2002). We review for clear error the district court’s finding that the defendant possessed a firearm during the commission of a narcotics offense, United States v. Lopez-Sandoval, 146 F.3d 712, 714 (9th Cir.1998), and its…

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