United States v. Schimmele

36 F. App'x 623

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: June 13, 2002
• Docket: No. 01-50545; D.C. No. CR-01-00827-TJW
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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Garth Leslie Schimmele appeals his conviction and 77-month prison sentence imposed following his guilty plea to importation of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Schimmele contends that the district court erred by denying his motion to dismiss the indictment because 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960 are unconstitutional pursuant to Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). Our holdings in United States v. Mendoza-Paz, 286 F.3d 1104, 1110 (9th Cir.2002) (§ 960), and United States v. Varela-Rivera, 279 F.3d 1174, 1175 n. 1 (9th Cir.2002) (§ 952) foreclose this argument.

AFFIRMED.

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