U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2002

United States v. Zarate-Medina

United States v. Zarate-Medina
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided September 20, 2002
46 F. App'x 575

United States v. Zarate-Medina

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Juan Zarate-Medina appeals his conviction pursuant to a conditional guilty plea and his sentence for importing marijuana. His argument challenging the constitutionality of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960 is foreclosed by United States v. Varela-Rivera, 279 F.3d 1174, 1175 n. 1 (9th Cir. 2002) and United States v. Mendoza-Paz, 286 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir. 2002). This court has also rejected his claim that the government was required to prove that he knew the quantity and type of the drugs involved in the offense. United States v. Carranza, 289 F.3d 634, 644 (9th Cir. 2002).

Accordingly, the conviction and sentence are

AFFIRMED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

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