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469 F.2d 689

Docket No. 72-1353.

United States v. Hern

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided Nov. 9, 1972.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1972-11-09

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently November 1972

1 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

Relies on United States v. Stephens · United States v. Fiotto · United States v. McGarr

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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1972-11-09

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¶1Mobley M. Milam (argued), San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

¶2James W. Meyers, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Stephen G. Nelson, Douglas G. Hendricks, Asst. U. S. Attys., Harry D. Steward, U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., James L. Browning, Jr., U. S. Atty., Brian B. Denton, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

¶3Before HAMLEY and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and POWELL, District Judge.*

¶5PER CURIAM:

¶6Appellant entered a plea of guilty to Count 2 of the indictment charging him with unlawful transportation of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. 174, committed on April 18, 1971. Count 1 was dismissed. He was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. Appellant’s two contentions are that the statute was beyond the power of Congress to enact and the refusal to name the informant deprived him of due process. In the context of this case neither contention is supported by the authorities and both are rejected. We affirm.

¶7*690Appellant was sentenced on August 30, 1971. He now argues he should have been sentenced under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention -and Control Act of 1970, P.L. 91-513, 84 Stat. 1236, the effective date of which was May 1, 1971.

¶8Appellant may make any motion he deems appropriate in the district court under Rule 35 F.R.Cr.P. for reduction or modification of sentence. See: United States v. Pregerson, 448 F.2d 404, 409 (9 Cir. 1971); United States v. Stephens, 449 F.2d 103, 105, 106 (9 Cir. 1971); United States v. Fiotto, 454 F.2d 252, 255 (2 Cir. 1972); United States v. McGarr, 461 F.2d 1, 3, 4, 5 (7 Cir. 1972); United States v. Winston, No. 72-1500 (9 Cir. 1972).

¶9Affirmed. Mandate will issue forthwith.

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